Libertarians... if you could change 1 thing in the US constitution.... - page 2.

Duane Vick

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Quote from: Mike Christ on January 21, 2014, 10:31:46 PM

Quote from: Duane Vick on January 21, 2014, 06:00:42 PM

Quote from: Peter Lambert on January 21, 2014, 02:34:15 PM

I would get rid of the electoral college. Just have a popular vote for president.

The electoral college is a thing of beauty. Otherwise cali and ny would pick the president every election. Think of the electoral college as the World Series. You have 50 contests instead of 7. Each contest though is still weighted by the number of people in each state.

Remove the states from the idea; just let every American individual have an equal vote on who the president will be. Not every New Yorker and Californian is going to be the same fellow.

I take it you don't know the difference betwee a democracy and a republic.

Popular vote is just majority rules and majority rule is just two wolves and a sheep voting on what to eat for dinner.

Mike Christ

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Quote from: Duane Vick on January 21, 2014, 06:00:42 PM

Quote from: Peter Lambert on January 21, 2014, 02:34:15 PM

I would get rid of the electoral college. Just have a popular vote for president.

The electoral college is a thing of beauty. Otherwise cali and ny would pick the president every election. Think of the electoral college as the World Series. You have 50 contests instead of 7. Each contest though is still weighted by the number of people in each state.

Remove the states from the idea; just let every American individual have an equal vote on who the president will be. Not every New Yorker and Californian is going to be the same fellow.

Duane Vick

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Quote from: Peter Lambert on January 21, 2014, 02:34:15 PM

I would get rid of the electoral college. Just have a popular vote for president.

The electoral college is a thing of beauty. Otherwise cali and ny would pick the president every election. Think of the electoral college as the World Series. You have 50 contests instead of 7. Each contest though is still weighted by the number of people in each state.

Peter Lambert

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It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye

I would get rid of the electoral college. Just have a popular vote for president.

Nik1ab

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Quote from: tacoman71 on January 20, 2014, 06:15:38 PM

Quote from: Nik1ab on January 19, 2014, 11:40:38 PM

The USA isn't allowed to exist.
The end.

That's a bit extreme isn't it?

Not at all.

tacoman71

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Quote from: Nik1ab on January 19, 2014, 11:40:38 PM

The USA isn't allowed to exist.
The end.

That's a bit extreme isn't it?

Nik1ab

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The USA isn't allowed to exist.
The end.

Lethn

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Quote from: tacoman71 on January 18, 2014, 11:27:06 PM

Quote from: Lethn on January 18, 2014, 04:20:27 AM

Quote from: tacoman71 on January 18, 2014, 12:21:49 AM

Quote from: Lethn on January 14, 2014, 04:08:17 AM

I would make it so that you could be president at 18 or maybe even lower, that's actually one of the only things I disagree with what was written in the U.S constitution, otherwise it's a very good document.

You're kidding right? A lot of 18 year olds don't know anything about the people running for president except for baseless rumours and "facts" fed by the media and political opponents.

I'm 23

there are actually younger people out there who know far more than most adults do about this sort of thing and many of them have access to the internet so they aren't as likely to fall for propaganda anymore, Bitcoin and any other technology is a classic example where the adults are always coming to them for help on it.

I know but I'm talking about the majority.

Who gives a fuck?

tacoman71

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Quote from: Lethn on January 18, 2014, 04:20:27 AM

Quote from: tacoman71 on January 18, 2014, 12:21:49 AM

Quote from: Lethn on January 14, 2014, 04:08:17 AM

I would make it so that you could be president at 18 or maybe even lower, that's actually one of the only things I disagree with what was written in the U.S constitution, otherwise it's a very good document.

You're kidding right? A lot of 18 year olds don't know anything about the people running for president except for baseless rumours and "facts" fed by the media and political opponents.

I'm 23

there are actually younger people out there who know far more than most adults do about this sort of thing and many of them have access to the internet so they aren't as likely to fall for propaganda anymore, Bitcoin and any other technology is a classic example where the adults are always coming to them for help on it.

I know but I'm talking about the majority.

Mike Christ

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I wouldn't change anything; if we can't even follow the constitution as-is, then it's a failed concept: a piece of paper cannot defend your rights, only you can.

Lethn

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Quote from: tacoman71 on January 18, 2014, 12:21:49 AM

Quote from: Lethn on January 14, 2014, 04:08:17 AM

I would make it so that you could be president at 18 or maybe even lower, that's actually one of the only things I disagree with what was written in the U.S constitution, otherwise it's a very good document.

You're kidding right? A lot of 18 year olds don't know anything about the people running for president except for baseless rumours and "facts" fed by the media and political opponents.

I'm 23

there are actually younger people out there who know far more than most adults do about this sort of thing and many of them have access to the internet so they aren't as likely to fall for propaganda anymore, Bitcoin and any other technology is a classic example where the adults are always coming to them for help on it.

TheButterZone

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RIP Mommy

All U.S. citizens who are not currently, nor have ever received a salary or aid from the government, are hereby empowered to abolish every totalitarian unit of government with extreme prejudice, and liquidate its assets. The government is absolutely forbidden to resist in any way whatsoever (only fleeing the country into permanent exile will be accepted), and any violent resistance shall be returned legally a thousand fold.

tacoman71

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Quote from: Lethn on January 14, 2014, 04:08:17 AM

I would make it so that you could be president at 18 or maybe even lower, that's actually one of the only things I disagree with what was written in the U.S constitution, otherwise it's a very good document.

You're kidding right? A lot of 18 year olds don't know anything about the people running for president except for baseless rumours and "facts" fed by the media and political opponents.

Duane Vick

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I would have added a secession amendment to the bill of rights.

"The right to secede from the union shall be preserved for all states and persons."

Lethn

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I would make it so that you could be president at 18 or maybe even lower, that's actually one of the only things I disagree with what was written in the U.S constitution, otherwise it's a very good document.

Elwar

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Viva Ut Vivas

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, ~~establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and~~ secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, ~~do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.~~

The End

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what would it be?

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"I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our constitution; I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its constitution," Jefferson wrote. "I mean an additional article taking from the federal government the power of borrowing.

I think that is pretty good but it might allow for loopholes. I think a better approach would be make sure that the government had to actually tax money before it could spend it. in this way they couldn't borrow money and they also couldn't just create it themselves.

I think it would be possible to let government create their own money on the condition that it was all taxed back from circulation.

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