Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 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-square175fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down110
arrow-up1129arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days ago proportional representation modern constitution direct presidential election apolitical judiciary apolitical law enforcement … would be a good start.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 days agoThose are things Congress or the states would need to do—the president can’t (and shouldn’t) make Constitutional amendments.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 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-up6·3 days agoThe constitution is a living document designed to be amended.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 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-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThat’s a corner Americans painted themselves into.
… would be a good start.
Those are things Congress or the states would need to do—the president can’t (and shouldn’t) make Constitutional amendments.
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.
That’s a corner Americans painted themselves into.