Overall, I would say that having so many pieces of our government dictated by choices that were made so long ago is a bad thing. Not necessarily because they were bad decisions or did not make sense, but because these choices were made based on the situation at hand. They simply had to make a decision that would be the best for the most people at that time in our society. At least, that would be the idea, to make the best possible decision to benefit the most people. Whether or not the best decision was actually made or not is subject to opinion.