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I can’t tell if this is sarcasm. The solution to corruption in government is to give even more powers to the government to restrict the exercise of rights?
by eloisius 5y ago
I can’t tell if this is sarcasm. The solution to corruption in government is to give even more powers to the government to restrict the exercise of rights?
- colejohnson66 5y agoThe fact that they’re suggesting we keep the Third Amendment (which is, for all intents and purposes, useless), but get rid of the rest leads me to believe it’s sarcasm. If someone was serious about “repealing” the Bill of Rights, they probably haven’t read it and don’t know anything more than the First and Second.
- bitwize 5y agoOh no, I think the entire Constitution actually needs to be rethought if we intend to do something about corruption in the system. It's clear that the USA is a failed state -- the Constitution hampers the government from doing good, necessary things (like implementing universal health care, strong consumer and worker protections, protecting against hate speech, etc.) while allowing corruption to run rampant. It needs to be replaced. Something like a proportional representation, multiparty parliamentary system. While we're at it we may as well rejoin the Commonwealth, because the Crown has one non-ceremonial power that can be used to fight corruption, that no person or body has in the U.S. government: the power to disband the government and force the institution of another by democratic means. If you think this sounds familiar, you're right: New Zealand is practically an ideal model of how to form a modern, practical, democratic government that reasonably respects personal freedom and public safety and security. Their example should be followed elsewhere, especially in the USA.