• Jake Farm@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    The constitution is the foundation of the entire US legal system. Without it the whole thing collapses.

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      1 year ago

      There is so much nuance to it, and it outlines a good system. However it is based on assumptions about the integrity, awareness, and independence of thought each citizen would have that have been systematically undermined.

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      1 year ago

      True as that may be, the sanctity it is held to is immensely harmful, as it kills any chance of improvement and progress.

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        1 year ago

        It has barely anything in it. How exactly is it killing any chance of improvement and progress? The only really harmful thing I can think of in the constitution is the electoral college. I think most of the problems with it are just because of how much room it leaves for interpretation.

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          1 year ago

          Another big constitutional issue is the influence of money in Federal elections. It is a logical outgrowth of the first amendment, but causes a ton of problems. Citizens United was rightly decided, it’s just that the outcome sucks.

          I used to ask people:

          If you could write a constitutional amendment of 15 words or less, what would it say?