General Discussion

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

6. I'm not the first person to say this, but...

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 06:43 PM

Nov 2020

No matter how good the Constitution is, it doesn't work when people of malign intent and bad faith get into political positions of power. When that happens, Constitutions, amendments and laws are just marks on a piece of paper.

And you've probably noticed, this is also happening in Hungary, Poland, and other nations as well.

So maybe we can learn a few tricks from the EU if they can figure out how you tackle a situation like this when the truth simply has no meaning.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Your constitution needs many amendments. [View all] pink Nov 2020 OP

Got it. maxsolomon Nov 2020 #1

It certainly is a sad state of affairs pink Nov 2020 #4

LOL. nt SouthernCal_Dem Nov 2020 #5

even worse it is 3/4ths of the states. The least populated 13 states can ensure no amendment ever Statistical Nov 2020 #8

I agree... We all do, but we don't have the numbers! Karadeniz Nov 2020 #2

If you open it up to change.... safeinOhio Nov 2020 #3

I'm not the first person to say this, but... Mike 03 Nov 2020 #6

Improving the Constitution, however, can make it tougher for abuses to happen Silent3 Nov 2020 #10

I appreciate your thoughts Mike 03 Nov 2020 #12

At a certain point, it's why blue state secession makes sense. roamer65 Nov 2020 #7

I definitely Rebl2 Nov 2020 #9

like- the era has been ratified by enough states, but not added mopinko Nov 2020 #11