New Constitution

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I know I've started countless threads on that topic in DU. I guess my defense this time is that I've never done so in DU2...

Anyway, just look for a moment here: www.voy.com/101333/57.html

I'd like to hear comments about my proposal as well as ideas and suggestions either for a new constitution or for amendments to the existing constitution.

A few notes, though:

1. This is an intellectual exercise. Claims that it is dangerous to change the constitution in the current climate, etc., will be dismissed as destructive.

2. If you find a loophole, please tell me about it, even if you don't have any other ideas. Moreover, assume that such loopholes are things I've overlooked rather than deliberate conspiracies to enslave the American people.

3. If all you can say is "DON'T TOUCH MY CONSTITUTION YOU FLAMIN' STATIST," then spare me that because I can't even Google phrases like "new US constitution proposal" without seeing these in the two-line excerpts from every site that appear on Google.

4. Comments and complaints about writing style, phrasing, ordering of articles, and so on will be respected just like all other constructive comments, so feel free to post them.