Thread: How would you amend the United States Constitution?

For starters, two amendments:

1) Term limits on SCOTUS. It's obvious that since the President appoints them, we don't want their terms to be too short, because then we'd be recycling Justices every time we recycle Presidents, which would lead to the SCOTUS always being under the control and agenda of whichever President is in office. We also don't want to make their terms too long, as there's no point in giving them term limits if it's almost their entire life to begin with. So, I would say one twelve year term is an appropriate term limit for SCOTUS.

2) Term limits on Congress. Like SCOTUS, we don't want to be recycling Congressmen/women every time we recycle Presidents, and we also don't want the Congress to have a minor two year or less term. So I would say we give Congress two six-year terms. That way they can outlast the President and have (about, if they are reelected for their second term) the same term period as SCOTUS.

Then I'd make an amendment making separation of church and state EXPLICIT, so we can stop all these arguments about what the meaning of "no" is. That amendment would also make it clear that it extends to the states, too.

I think that settles me for now.

Originally Posted by Shins

Frankly it doesnt matter, politicians dont follow the constitution anyways.

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Originally Posted by JIMV

1. I would repeal the 17th Amendment
2. I would allow a super majority of state legislatures to over ride specific Supreme Court decisions.
3. I would make a Supreme Court career a 15 year tour with 1 reappointment possible if confirmed by the Senate.
4. I would remove the power of the President to appoint czars without congressional confirmation.
5. I would require the Budget to be balanced every year. I would make government stop if a budget is not passed.
6. I would remove the executive power to make recess appointments.
7. I would term limit government service with a 20 year limit on government paychecks outside the military and civil service. I would couple that with a provision that no elected official can work for any organization that derives a substantial portion of its income from the Government for a decade after government service.
8. I would make it possible for a private citizen to sue the government OR an elected or appointed official by name for deselection of duty.
9. I would prohibit the President from refusal to enforce any law passed by Congress and would separate actual legislative law from regulation making regulation a lesser legal standard (like the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor).
10. Finally, I would remove the right to vote or lobby from anyone or thing that derived income or received welfare from the government.

so retired people that collect social security would not be able to vote?

Originally Posted by thediplomat2.0

Two of the changes I would make to the United States Constitution are as follows:

1. An amendment affirming the power of judicial review, and the ability of the states to nullify or void a decision of the United States Supreme Court with three-fourths concurrence within seven years of a decision.

2. An amendment delegating negotiation of Executive Agreements to the President of the United States, and the duty of the Senate to approve such laws.

What Constitutional amendments do you favor?

An amendment clarifying what the 1st Amendment does and does not protect. Ex., slandering the US military or America in public would not, promoting child porn or pedophilia, murder, terrorism, etc online would not. Websites would have to be forced to make pornographic or perverse content hidden from search engines - that would not be protected, etc.

The 1st Amendment has been made a mockery of and we need to stop abusing it to defend indefensible garbage like this - it's only meant to protect real cases of government censorship, not someone's "right" to be a pervert and promote child pornography online.

Proportional representation and voting as well as a 10 year limit on Executive and Legislative elected offices (total, meaning serving 2 terms as Senator invalidates one from every being President).

Originally Posted by JIMV

10. Finally, I would remove the right to vote or lobby from anyone or thing that derived income or received welfare from the government.

So the entire Department of Defense, the FBI, the CIA, etc would be banned from voting?

Originally Posted by SpaceCricket79

An amendment clarifying what the 1st Amendment does and does not protect. Ex., slandering the US military or America in public would not

So, basically you don't want speech to be free and the government gets a HUGE open door to keep anyone from speaking against them.

GREAT idea!

Originally Posted by thediplomat2.0

Two of the changes I would make to the United States Constitution are as follows:

1. An amendment affirming the power of judicial review, and the ability of the states to nullify or void a decision of the United States Supreme Court with three-fourths concurrence within seven years of a decision.

2. An amendment delegating negotiation of Executive Agreements to the President of the United States, and the duty of the Senate to approve such laws.

What Constitutional amendments do you favor?

I wouldn't amend it.

I would abolish it.

It is a catalyst of Satanism and materialism.

Originally Posted by thediplomat2.0

Two of the changes I would make to the United States Constitution are as follows:

1. An amendment affirming the power of judicial review, and the ability of the states to nullify or void a decision of the United States Supreme Court with three-fourths concurrence within seven years of a decision.

2. An amendment delegating negotiation of Executive Agreements to the President of the United States, and the duty of the Senate to approve such laws.

What Constitutional amendments do you favor?

the question is irrelevant, who is the common person to try to wright the law? we pretend to live in a democratic society, governed by a constitution only it is the interpretation of such that is the real power behind the law not the actual document, not the basis, there is no change that can root out corruption, no found memories of benevolent law, only our power as yet free people, to do with our influence what we can despite all opposition.

Originally Posted by Validation Boy

I wouldn't amend it.

I would abolish it.

It is a catalyst of Satanism and materialism.

Uhm...how?