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The concepts espoused by the constitution are as old as man. Humans are flawed. Power corrupts. Does the constitution need replacing? Perhaps our implementatio
by c_o_n_v_e_x 3y ago
The concepts espoused by the constitution are as old as man. Humans are flawed. Power corrupts. Does the constitution need replacing? Perhaps our implementation has become wildly corrupted over the course of 250 years.
- matthewdgreen 3y agoIt might be worth separating out the parts like the Bill of Rights from the more organizational pieces like the Presidential system and the Electoral College. Some of those pieces are “old as man” and others are the best ideas anyone had in the 18th century. In particular, the Presidential system has failed badly in almost every non-US country it’s been tried in, because it’s inherently unstable when there is a forceful President and polarized political parties. It may be failing us today in the US. https://delong.typepad.com/linz_perils_presidencialism.pdf https://delong.typepad.com/linz_perils_presidencialism.pdf