We need to throw it all out and start over with an actual democratic system with federal distribution of power that's an actual power sharing agreement instead of traitors jumping to whichever level of government they think they have the most control over at the moment.

Also, abolish the office of president. It's obvious that the independent executive will permanently stand as a danger to the republic no matter who ascends to the white house. The concept inherently promotes parasitic leaching of powers whenever an opposing branch doesn't do thing the executive wants.

[–] miridius@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Your constitution was already pretty terrible and outdated, clinging to it has been one of America's problems for a while now.

But yeah I totally agree with you

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 13 points 3 months ago

Most of the blighted systems in US government could heal organically (democratically) with just a handful of critical amendments. Throwing it out might be overkill.

For example, establishing multi member district plurality would allow FAR greater flexibility for major progress (including further amendments to the Constitution) since coalition governments have larger majorities to clear the otherwise stringent voting thresholds.

Re: the presidency, I tend to agree. Beyond the usefulness of a figurehead, every purported benefit of a unilateral decision maker is a potential liability of equal or greater magnitude.

TL;DR: all constitutions can/should be fixed continuously. Figurehead-oriented presidencies can be useful, but one office should wield little to no power. Giving them nukes is a recipe for disaster.

[–] occhionaut@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

God please