What if the Founding Fathers' greatest mistake wasn't slavery or exclusion—but failing to protect America's original European character? This scholarly essay reexamines the U.S. Constitution through the lens of homogeneity, tribalism, and exclusion. Discover why the real constitutional shortcomings involved insufficient mechanisms for removal, banishment, and permanent limits on citizenship and suffrage. Explore how the Founders underestimated group differences and the challenges of integrating diverse tribes into a new republic designed by white European men.

The analysis challenges conventional critiques, arguing that pragmatic compromises on slavery required planned repatriation, while suffrage and citizenship demanded stricter racial and cultural boundaries to preserve liberty and virtue. From the Electoral College to Senate equality, t ...