# How all did the founding fathers screw up democracy, and what still needs to be done to fix it

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 20, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-all-did-the-founding-fathers-screw-up-democracy-and-what-still-needs-to-be-done-to-fix-it/1005960 "2024-08-20T22:30:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-all-did-the-founding-fathers-screw-up-democracy-and-what-still-needs-to-be-done-to-fix-it/1005960/2 "2024-08-20T23:24:44Z")

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