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Rebl2

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9. I definitely

Reply to pink (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 06:55 PM

Nov 2020

agree about no pardons in a lame duck session, nor should judges be voted on by the senate during that period. There should be no firings either after a presidential election by the outgoing president unless someone did something obviously illegal.

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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