clear and precise

After working on my paper for class I realized how detailed the language of the United States Constitution was.  I think that the our countries founders were doing their best to make sure that there would not be several interpretations of what they had written.  However their plan back fired.  The constitution is interpreted in so many ways, which is why I found our assignment so intriguing.  Breaking apart just one amendment to get the most precise meaning took me hours.  i wanted to make sure I had understood the integrity of the amendment, and to be perfectly honest I'm not sure if I did or not.  writing the constitution must have been such a grueling process, but it had to be in order to guarantee the right of the American citizens.  Reading through our constitution and the South African constitution it was clear to me that they were written in different times in our history.  The language and structure is more sensible in the South African constitution.  Maybe the U.S. should revamp the whole constitution.  The basic fundamentals would remain the same, but the language and structure could be updated.  I doubt that it will happen anytime soon, but its just a thought.