Simply, Ian, Because the 9 folks on the bench right now didn't write the constitution then. FYI. It's closer to 234 years old and there were a few more signers than 30.
More importantly, many of the Old White Dudes who wrote it told what went into the process. They went all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome for answers. These men are heros. They risked their very lives to get to the point of a steady non-monarchal system that would stand the test of time. You can read all about it in US Constitution 101 in high school.
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