The Constitution should be rewritten every 5 years

[basquebromance]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

 

[Coyote]

Hell no. Then we would be like Russia...Turkey...Egypt..Venezuela...

 

[basquebromance]

Hell no. Then we would be like Russia...Turkey...Egypt..Venezuela...

Russia is not like Turkey is not like Egypt is not like Venenzwenzla

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

No.

Now what?

 

[WheelieAddict]

Nah. It can be amended. What is needed the most right now is an amendment that overrules the Citizens United decision, and ends allowing money more of a voice than individual citizens.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Hell no. Then we would be like Russia...Turkey...Egypt..Venezuela...

I agree. If we let today's politicians at it we will have no rights left.

 

[MarathonMike]

Good lord. Yeah lets take the most brilliantly crafted document ever created and see how many different ways we can fuck it up.

 

[Coyote]

Hell no. Then we would be like Russia...Turkey...Egypt..Venezuela...

I agree. If we let today's politicians at it we will have no rights left.

Not to mention I don’t trust any of the people today to have the knowledge, foresight, and integrity to do it.

 

[Dan Stubbs]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

Hate name calling but you have to not given any idea to the after affects would be,. The Progressives would be dancing in the streets after they took over. The would make the President King Obamma and completely overthrow the Nation. Slavery would return but not with Blacks being the slaves. Just a Minority would take the place of slaves. No House or Senate, just people like Soros and other would take control. No saying anything else to stupid to do so.

 

[Jessica123]

Hell no. Then we would be like Russia...Turkey...Egypt..Venezuela...

I agree. If we let today's politicians at it we will have no rights left.

Not to mention I don’t trust any of the people today to have the knowledge, foresight, and integrity to do it.

Agreed.

40% of this country want to force this country to go back to the article of confederation and would kill millions of poor, old and minorities as they're doing it.

Fuck no we don't need any rewrite of the constitution.

 

[JoeMoma]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

Completely rewritten, no!

Should changing the counstitution be done through the prescribed amendment process rather than case law? Yes

 

[FA_Q2]

Not smart, idiotic.

You cannot try and complete reset on an entity that controls rights and operates a budget in the trillions. Even a simple company could not survive that upheaval - it would be a nightmare in a political setting with millions of people involved.

 

[Confounding]

Every 5 years? What a mess that would be.

 

[Wyld Kard]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

More like a dumb idea.

Parties and people would be too divided on politics to decide what policies the Constitution should have. Just imagine how many ridiculous laws would be made if it was rewritten.

 

[sparky]

It's made of hemp , we could roll it up and smoke it, it might even be legal now?

~S~

 

[Confounding]

It's made of hemp , we could roll it up and smoke it

Worse joint ever.

 

[eagle1462010]

Of course not..............but a Convention of States to put leashes on the Federal Gov't.........Yes.

Term limits.............Restore the 10th..........balanced budget.............immigration............

But passing them via convention would be extremely difficult............It is obvious something needs to be done with our corrupt Gov't.

 

[frigidweirdo]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

No, look at the UK with Brexit. Instead of having to have a decent sized vote in order to have change, change was just 50%, and most people had no idea what they were voting for.

Now they've seen the issues, more people would have voted to stay.

And yet 52% of 72% of people who voted, said yes. So, about 37% of people decided to do something, and it happened, and the country is having lots of problems because of it.

 

[jon_berzerk]

what a tremendous idea! SMART!

get cracking there is a process for that

it is called amendments

--LOL

 

[basquebromance]

for many generations, Americans have not had an experience of making change. if we were now to pen a New Constitution based on contemporary society and our accumulated experience, we would rail against the failures of democracy, capitalism, and citizenship. to be ruthless, those ideas aren't delivering much cash value to the 99 percent today.

but if were being as candid and self-critical as the founders were, we would have to admit that we haven't really tried democracy yet. or capitalism. or citizenship. and certainly not all at once!