If The Founders Could See The Current Mess, What Changes Would They Make?

[DistressedAmerican]

What provisions do you think they would have been more explicit about. Any chance they would have added any.

My suggestion: I would suggest an amendment that says once an immediate family member has held the office of president, all others from the family are barred from the office.

Too little power to spread around for individual aristocratic families to be monopolizing it.

Besides, I'd still let them be senators. Seems to have worked our well for both Clinton's and Kennedy's. They should not have too much to bitch about.

[ThomCat]

1. A privacy amendments

They would be appalled at how little privacy anyone still has.

[DistressedAmerican]

2. Maybe Something Making It Clear That We Do Not Trade "Inalienable Rights"

for so called "security"!

Ever.

[ThomCat]

3. Maybe a rule that the President is not a member of a

party while in office. Requiring at least some semblance of formal neutrality would prevent a lot of partisanship.

[Karenca]

4. "all others from the family are barred from the office".

That's a really good idea!

[DistressedAmerican]

7. We Had A Revolution To Get Rid Of the Aristocracy.

Should have known they'd weasel back into power.

Next time be more clear guys!

[brentspeak]

15. You're forgetting the Adamses

Thomas Jefferson broke off years of estrangement with John Adams when he sent Adams a letter of congratulations after John Quincy Adams was elected President.

[ThomCat]

5. Clarify that Corporations are not people

nor should they be.

[Touchdown]

6. Two more sentence in the 1st.

"...establishment of religion. That means a WALL BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE Falwell. Got that?"

And an 11th Amendment... Corporations are not people, and the Supreme Court cannot claim they are.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

8. Term Limits

For any elected official. Probably 2 4-year terms for president like we eventually got, but also two six-year terms for senators, and five or six two-year terms for reps.

Judges? I dunno, they said for life but the average life expectancy was much less back then. Maybe a single twenty-five year term, then out.

[DistressedAmerican]

10. Hear Hear!

FORCE them to be "citizen politicians".

Don't just try and lead by example and assume these people will follow.

[upi402]

9. a knot takes a minute to make and an hour to undo

the list is very long by now, and many are accustomed to the paradigm. just like a dog gets used to his chain. then gets used to it getting shorter, one link a week.

[Just Me]

11. Perhaps, more parties, and more branches to ensure balance,...

,...and accountability.

:shrug:

[ladjf]

12. They would write another Declaration of Independence and

declare themselves free from the current tyranny.

[Mojambo]

13. "You're still using that clunky electoral college?!"

"It was an unhappy compromise then! You guys should have figured out something better by now..."

[DistressedAmerican]

20. Good Response!

If the Geneva Conventions are antiquated...

[brentspeak]

14. An amendment banning all lobbying

If Washington, Jefferson, and Adams saw what was taking place on K-Street today, they'd probably give the U.S. back to England. "You know what, guys? You can have it back."

[Up2Late]

16. I think they would have clarified the 2nd and 10th Amendments...

...to stress that it was the right to own mussel-load flintlock Muskets, not Assault Rifles or 15 round semi-automatic Handguns.

[Rosemary2205]

17. I think they would nuke DC and start over.

[Mandate My Ass]

18. run-off voting

The onetwo-party system sucks.

[DistressedAmerican]

21. LOL!

Absolutely correct too!

[WiseButAngrySara]

Some of my suggestions or issues I'd like them to address...

A Constitutional amendment requiring 2/3's congressional approval for SCOTUS appointees rather than a simple majority, and perhaps consider term limits, as they have proved that "they are not angels, but men" and have not been above their political persuasions, so the life term may have failed in its assumptions.

Major constitutional revisions on PACs and political campaign financing...maybe a constitutional amendment that would would only allow funding for political candidates to be paid for equally by all taxpayers, with equal funding for both parties...

I would like them to address the issue of Separation of Church and state... personally, I don't believe that they wanted God out of the picture; just tolerance for individual ways of worshipping God. Atheists, being in the minority, should not be allowed to dictate all so called 'breaches of constitutional law' simply because they disagree that God exists. Our founding Fathers were enlightened men, some of whom had not just belief, but knowledge of God, which is why they established our government as a representational democracy.

I would also like them to consider a constitutional amendment to make English a requirement for voting. If you don't know the language of the country in which you are to cast a vote, It is MHO that you should not vote.

[DistressedAmerican]

22. Not Sure I Agree With The Last One.

Do you assume they are not informed if they do not speak english?

They print political news in more languages than just english.

[shain from kane]

19. Allow those with the piss buckets to piss back? n/t

[kansasblue]

23. Limit war time powers. Grant extra power in war time incourages war..

at least for some presidents.

2) Create national reps in the senate. Too much port being given away. Senate needs a more national view.

[Booster]

24. Definitely an IQ/mental test, since we've got a president now who's

IQ matches his belt size, and we almost let a mental patient (Robertson) run. They should have thought about those 2 things.

[omega minimo]

25. Provide equal rights for males and females from the start

forseeing the day that peacemakers would have to salvage the Nation from the death grip of bullies and tyrants.