Loading ...Some good comments, some bad comments… I address them below
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Mr.Copper @ 23:19 on March 30, 2016
Strict independence and strict neutrality like Switzerland. No alliances. Some states designated for like minded people.
Comment: Independence and neutrality would be a good thing. Get us out of the business of being the world’s policemen. Limit military involvement to direct, immediate threats to the country.
Comment: “Some states designated for like minded people.” NO! That is not the job of the constitution or Federal government. This country was founded on the principle that the states are sovereign… like countries of their own… and are bound by the common good into a federated government with STRICTLY LIMITED powers. States Rights trump Federal power… or so it is supposed to be. In point of fact, we already have some states of ‘like minded people’ that defy neighboring states and the federal government. Witness Washington state and Colorado… where marijuana is legal for recreational purposes. With enough independence, states will naturally evolve into groups of regional ‘like minded people’. Carrying a gun legally in Florida would likely get you shot to death in some other states.
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Portugeezer @ 10:34 on March 31, 2016
Before we start to make changes, let’s put right things that are wrong.
Comment: I forget… are you a US citizen? I question your knowledge of the constitution that founded the USA. The intent of my post was foundational changes to a new constitution for a ‘theoretical’ new country… or new planet. Not to correct existing bad laws. With a new foundational constitution, bad laws would never be adopted. Start from a clean slate and prevent the abuses we have seen from ever becoming existent… that was the intent. That is the basic question: “How do we prevent those abuses from ever coming into existence?”
“New laws must have the intent of the law in the title. No other laws must be hidden within the text. ” That is a good one! Goes right along with the ‘constitutional test’ jury for new laws. To that I would add that that congressman must be REQUIRED to read the laws before voting on them. No more of this ‘gotta pass it to find out what’s in it’ crap!
Lobbying? I believe I addressed that with the campaign financing… coming from the home district only, and not national PACs or national or corporate lobbying. Yeah, lobbying should be limited to individual constituent people from the home district ONLY. The home PEOPLEs voices should be heard, not corporations or foreign donors.
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