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[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would you stick your hand inside the massive machine that is Americas laws and founding documents to fix those gears?

Unfortunately, I’m not so sure we can pause such a machine with all the other chaos that goes around us. Maybe it’s time America finally get their fucking hands out of every other country and start handling its own shit so we can stay a country instead of immanent collapse.

[–] Syndic@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would you stick your hand inside the massive machine that is Americas laws and founding documents to fix those gears?

That's exactly what the amendments are for. And the last of them was enacted in 1992. So the tools are there.

The main problem is that a big part of the GOP have and will continue to betray everything the US has stood for if it means for them to keep a bit longer in power.

That’s a good point. We’ve made many good corrections as time has gone on.

What are some things that the GOP did specifically to make it harder to do amendments or that are trying to to do? It’s always good to name names and put things into specific words. Otherwise it’s just another loose, general statement without any real backing know what I mean?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's never a good time and the longer we wait the worse it gets. If a Constitutional Convention isn't ratified then we can keep on going with the previous version. The biggest problem is one side has been working on locking up state legislatures and they aren't going to play nice with representation at a convention.