I am a Welshman now living in the USA, and while I admire the brilliance and resilience of the US constitution and the republic’s development into a mature democracy in the last 200 years, I see weaknesses in a system many born-and-bred Americans believe it is sacrilege to question. Naturally I am perturbed by the periodic resurgence of reactionary impulses. (And no, I do not think the British polity is superior.) Mr. Prochaska’s book looks interesting indeed, but must obviously be read with his biases in mind.

Of course, guessing what the Founding Fathers would have thought of anything is a mug’s game.

I am not a Romney supporter by any means, but this is not what he said. I heard the whole context of this discussion and he mentioned that the poor have a safety net, which is why he wouldn’t concern himself – he even added that the safety net would just need to be adjusted.

Poor wording perhaps, but you twisted it in this article. That’s a shame…