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There's a long history of letting politicians, untrained in law, draft laws and constitutions. :)
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
There's a long history of letting politicians, untrained in law, draft laws and constitutions. :)
- walshemj 10y agoWhat you mean like those rich landowners back in 1778 :-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution#1787_Drafting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution#178...
- dcgudeman 10y agoThe delegates were generally convinced that an effective central government with a wide range of enforceable powers must replace the weaker Congress established by the Articles of Confederation. Their depth of knowledge and experience in self-government was remarkable. As Thomas Jefferson in Paris wrote to John Adams in London, "It really is an assembly of demigods." According to one view, the Framers embraced the federal ambiguities in the constitutional text allowing for compromise and cooperation about broad concepts rather than dictating specific policies for the future. Are these the "rich landowners" you are referring to?
- CamperBob2 10y agoThose "rich landowners" were not the gang of self-centered malcontents that revisionist historians describe. They were deeply aware and concerned -- rightfully so -- about the ways in which direct democracy can fail. That's why they didn't adopt it.
- mark_edward 10y agoSlavedrivers who are not malcontents seems like a contradiction to me.
- afarrell 10y agoPeople in real life are often contradictions.
- mark_edward 10y agoNo, people in real life delude themselves and others about how good they are.
- ionised 10y agoI'm glad I'm not the only one that notices this.
- sprafa 10y agoOk, so I'm super interested in what you said here. How can Ileatn more about the Framers consideration of direct democracy v
- tedunangst 10y agoSearch for "pure democracy". http://thefederalistpapers.org/federalist-papers/federalist-paper-10-the-utility-of-the-union-as-a-safeguard-against-domestic-faction-and-insurrection-continued http://thefederalistpapers.org/federalist-papers/federalist-...
- sprafa 10y agoOk, so I'm super interested in what you said here. How can Ileatn more about the Framers consideration of direct democracy v
- dcgudeman 10y agoI'm not sure what you are referring to. Could you give an example of a constitution written by people untrained in law that was well thought out.