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My Pet Amendment

Cameron said:
The major problem with our current system is that one party can consistency control the Presidency, Senate, and SCOTUS while simultaneously consistently losing the popular vote by millions of votes in presidential and senate elections. So we need amendments to fix that. E.g., abolish the electoral college, and require SCOTUS justices to be confirmed by 60% of the Senate.

The problem, of course, is that a constitutional amendment must generally be approved by two/thirds of the Senate or State Legislatures, which are not proportionately representative of the national population....

Hence the coming constitutional crisis. A minority of this country is constitutionally capable of controlling 2.5 out of the 3 branches of government and preventing the majority from doing anything about it.
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good luck with getting that passed
 
JD1965 said:
Got a you'd like to see proposed to the Constitution?

One you think would break the status quo and redirect the ship of state?

What subject matter do you think supersedes others in importance for an amendment today?
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Hmmm; I'll have to think on that one awhile, JD?
but
There is an amendment I'd very much like to see resurrected...

The: 6th Amendment
These rights are given to all men or women under trial for any sort of wrongdoing.
They establish the “innocent until proven guilty” mantra that is present in the United States legal system.
 
aociswundumho said:
It takes an amendment to repeal an amendment, so I would add an amendment that repeals the 16th amendment.
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Hear, hear!

The 18th Amendment (prohibition) was stupid and robbed Americans of their liberty and freedom.

So they repealed it with the 21st Amendment. *phew*

The 16th Amendment violates the People's right to keep their property(wealth). Let's repeal it.
 
SkyChief said:
Hear, hear!

The 18th Amendment (prohibition) was stupid and robbed Americans of their liberty and freedom.

So they repealed it with the 21st Amendment. *phew*

The 16th Amendment violates the People's right to keep their property(wealth). Let's repeal it.
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An end to taxes !


I'll amend that; an end to compulsory taxes...all the right wingers who want to build more aircraft carriers should be free to opt out of a tax free status.
 
Rich2018 said:
An end to taxes !


I'll amend that; an end to compulsory taxes...all the right wingers who want to build more aircraft carriers should be free to opt out of a tax free status.
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Not an end to ALL taxes - - and end to INCOME Taxes.

Before Income Taxes (1913), Tariffs and indirect taxes provided funding for essential government.

We need to return to pre-1913 tax policy.
 
SkyChief said:
Not an end to ALL taxes - - and end to INCOME Taxes.

Before Income Taxes (1913), Tariffs and indirect taxes provided funding for essential government.

We need to return to pre-1913 tax policy.
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Defense contractors all over the USA will go out of business.
 
JD1965 said:
Got a pet amendment you'd like to see proposed to the Constitution?

One you think would break the status quo and redirect the ship of state?

What subject matter do you think supersedes others in importance for an amendment today?
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Term limits for members of Congress.
 
Cameron said:
...a constitutional amendment must generally be approved by two/thirds of the Senate or State Legislatures.....
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Correction, a constitutional amendment must be ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures, or 3/4 of state ratifying conventions.

3/4 or 75%+ approval is a political principle which means that whatever the idea for amendment, it must get all one side of the political spectrum signed on, plus at least half the other or it goes where 10,000+ other proposed amendments have gone--the dustbin of history. In other words, 3/4 approval mathematically precludes partisan BS from ever becoming part of the high law.
 
Rich2018 said:
1. To remove guns from American society

2. No
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Why do you want to remove guns from American society?

And what makes you think that repealing the 2nd Amendment would actually have that effect?
 
Tlrmln said:
Why do you want to remove guns from American society?

And what makes you think that repealing the 2nd Amendment would actually have that effect?
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Removing guns from American society will make America a safer and a healthier country


Repealing the 2nd amendment is essential to banning gun to facilitate the above.
 
Rich2018 said:
Removing guns from American society will make America a safer and a healthier country


Repealing the 2nd amendment is essential to banning gun to facilitate the above.
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But removing alcohol will not? Sounds pretty hypocritical to me. Let me guess: you really, really care about making America safer and healthier, but only if it doesn't require YOU to sacrifice anything personally?
 
Tlrmln said:
But removing alcohol will not?
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Yes it would but there is no public support for it

A ban on nicotine would also be beneficial but would not have public support

I used to think a ban of drugs was sensible and the War on Drugs necessary but after study of the Portuguese experience when they legalized all drugs I'm not so sure.
I think the legalization of drugs should be investigated in the USA.


Sounds pretty hypocritical to me. Let me guess: you really, really care about making America safer and healthier, but only if it doesn't require YOU to sacrifice anything personally?
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No I don't drink anymore

I think that Americans however should be free to inject themselves with whatever they want.

The purpose of law is to protect people, I don't think we should be aiming to protect people from themselves.
However you can argue that a drug addict is harming his dependents - which is why I think the Affordable Healthcare Act was warranted. This would be be my biggest concern over legalizing drugs.


There is no such concern over guns...they hurt owners in many cases, but they also destroy the lives of others. An obscene number of others.
 
Rich2018 said:
Removing guns from American society will make America a safer and a healthier country


Repealing the 2nd amendment is essential to banning gun to facilitate the above.
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Which of congress's enumerated legislative powers would allow such a law?
 
I would like an amendment that when Blu Ray disks are released with director's cuts and extended cuts, they must also include the theatrical releases.

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DarthPedant said:
I would like an amendment that when Blu Ray disks are released with director's cuts and extended cuts, they must also include the theatrical releases.

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Wouldn't that require time travel ?
 
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