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Reply #48: in principle, yes...but there are parts that could be better-worded and/or thought-out. [View All]

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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 07:05 PM
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48. in principle, yes...but there are parts that could be better-worded and/or thought-out.
my biggest beef has to do with the bastardization of the 14th amendment to create 'corporate personhood'. but that isn't really an issue with the document itself- so much as how it's been allowed to be applied.

there should have been some kind of provision for periodic constitutional conventions to review the document in light of keeping up with changing technologies and shifting world realities. as it stands, the amendment process has seemingly become almost impossible.

the electoral college, term limits/lengths, recall procedures, numerical size of congressional districts, career politicians, lobbyists, universal healthcare as a human right, etc...there are plenty of things i would like to see...refined for today's society.
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