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The article attempts to list various reasons why Einstein and Morgensten showed no interest in the flaw. I'll propose a fifth: - Einstein & Morgensten understo
by murbard2 12y ago
The article attempts to list various reasons why Einstein and Morgensten showed no interest in the flaw. I'll propose a fifth:
- Einstein & Morgensten understood that the constitution is enforced by a set of institutions, beliefs, incentives and interpretations, not by an algorithmic execution of its rules. As such, Godel's point was irrelevant: of course the constitution didn't preclude the US from becoming a de facto dictatorship, and Godel's loophole would probably not be the practical way to go about it.
In the context of politics, it's a curiosity.
- murbard2 12y agoEveryone's favorite actual loophole is of course the commerce clause butterfly effect. "The flap of the wing of a butterfly affects interstate commerce, therefore it can be regulated by the federal government"