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Revolutions are the norm in the American setup. The first peaceful transfer of power from one party to another is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800". ht
by ceejayoz 1y ago
Revolutions are the norm in the American setup.
The first peaceful transfer of power from one party to another is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_United_States_presidentia...
Every constitutional amendment changes our government. The people who wrote the mechanism in expected this. I doubt they expected us to just... stop amending.
- delichon 1y agoTo say that every election and amendment is a revolution may be true in some sense, but it isn't near the colloquial definition. Neither, strictly speaking, would removal of political speech protections by the approval of 38 out of 50 states be an actual revolution, but that's a lot closer. And I doubt it's possible.
- ceejayoz 1y agoI certainly doubt it's going to happen - too many vested interests in power opposing. But it seems less impactful than, say, "women can now vote" in the spectrum of constitutional changes.