If you were a founding father, what would you change???
I've been thinking about an imaginery situation. "Knowing" what we all "know" now.........and with grateful appreciation of what the founding fathers accomplished in the first place......what provisions would you argue to add to (or delete from) the original constitution, in order for liberty to have been that much more protected???
I think one simple thing would have been to include term limits for all federally elected offices. I believe that is one thing that most of them did not foresee......the career politician
anybody else???
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I'm not so sure how you can better state life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We live in a world today that many don't believe in liberty. Liberty is personal property and too many people feel they have a right to someone else's.
The biggest thing I think we lack is a check on the judicial branch. They have become a rogue group of "Men In Black" that feel above the other branches with no checks on their power. Too many feel they are the end all to our laws however, they are equal in power to the Legislative and Executive branches of government.
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Im not a democrat, a liberal, or a union "worker" ,so I think the US constitution is just fine the way it is. If i was though, I would imagine Id add the right to, free health care, 8 weeks paid vacation, 23 paid sick days anually, retire at 45...
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Clarify the 2nd so the Libs can't "interpret" it the way they do.
Term limits
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I would simply reword (not rewrite) the constitution and bill of rights in a way that there were no room for interpretation. Make it very specific as to what is allowed and what is absolutely prohibited.
I would also add specific definitions of the wording in the documents as it pertains to the specific powers and rights of the documents.
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[/quote] I believe that is one thing that most of them did not foresee......the career politician
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That & defining the wording more clearly on the 2nd etc( so the gun grabber have no wiggle room on what was ment) as mentioned.
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They put in checks and balances to take care of any situations, the document was deliberatly written simply so no interpretation was needed and the bill of rights almost didn't make it in since some didn't want any definition other than the original. They later proved to be despicable in spite of it.
They were politicians like today with one exception, a death sentence over their heads so if you want to change anything make that so and they will govern as the founders did.
We have term limits for all elected officials, it's called voting. How can we speak of protecting liberty and take away from the people the liberty of choosing who they want to represent them? I know there are term limits on others and it doesn't make sense. Either the people can be trusted or they cannot. Before FDR it was a matter of responsibility on the part of the President to freely decide not to run more than twice. FDR did four times and walla, government grew with the 22nd amendment. That aint liberty and brought on by abuse and the idea the American people couldn't be trusted.
Some of the founders wouldn't have any idea where to start. It would be as if they were standing in a circle and at each degree of 360 was a violation of liberty. Their heads would explode first. Others would be like a kid in a candy store at the thought of what they could gain.
Some started and ended at very small limited government and in the end felt the need to limit it more with the bill of rights. They would start and end there again except for the fact that what they were looking at was the product of liberty.
They were lucky to get what they did get in the documents Many people were a gin it. I'm sure they'd of put in more if they could. To many people back then understood government wasn't the answer.
they mainly fall under "updating", to coincide w/ the times of which we live, but nothing would ever get done except the infighting. But, the one I think everyone would agree on is "Election Day". I believe with our current population level, "Election Day" should be Election weekend, like a national holiday. Also, I think it should be a mandatory participation.
they mainly fall under "updating", to coincide w/ the times of which we live, but nothing would ever get done except the infighting. But, the one I think everyone would agree on is "Election Day". I believe with our current population level, "Election Day" should be Election weekend, like a national holiday. Also, I think it should be a mandatory participation.
Participation isn't nearly the problem we face today. How would you go about educating people on the issues? More people watch American idol than any news program.
Seriously, most people can't name the VP of the USA or any other important leader. They have no idea what business is being debated on in Washington. How do you change that in order to even have a knowledgable elector it?
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John Adams “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
Last edited by Fieldmouse; 02-26-2011 at 03:25 PM.
If you were a founding father, what would you change???
