Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 28 days agoWhat would the next pres of USA have to do to gain back trust for America? Hold a televised event saying the last person was just a fuck up?message-squaremessage-square152linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat would the next pres of USA have to do to gain back trust for America? Hold a televised event saying the last person was just a fuck up?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 28 days agomessage-square152linkfedilink
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·28 days ago proportional representation modern constitution direct presidential election apolitical judiciary apolitical law enforcement … would be a good start.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·28 days agoNot disagreeing but how would you make a modern constitution without pissing off alot of people who see it as a historical artifact for all time?
minus-squareFilthyHands@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoThe constitution is a living document designed to be amended.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·28 days agoYou don’t. The US can’t be fixed until the people want it to be fixed. And right now they don’t.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoThose are things Congress or the states would need to do—the president can’t (and shouldn’t) make Constitutional amendments.
… would be a good start.
Not disagreeing but how would you make a modern constitution without pissing off alot of people who see it as a historical artifact for all time?
The constitution is a living document designed to be amended.
You don’t. The US can’t be fixed until the people want it to be fixed. And right now they don’t.
Those are things Congress or the states would need to do—the president can’t (and shouldn’t) make Constitutional amendments.