- May 26, 2019
- 1,815
- 764
- 63
- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Married
Should the Constitution be regularly revised?
No
No
Upvote
0
The Constitution already builds in such adjustments. When there is a sufficient call or need for change, the provision exists for amending the document--just as we have done over 20 times in our history. But to throw the whole thing open for change on an arbitrary schedule, regardless of what is happening in the world or nation, is not a good idea.
Ooooo! Do tell. The Illuminati? International Bankers? The Queen of England? Shape Shifting Lizard People?
Again, which version of the Bible and which doctrinal interpretation of that chosen Bible version?
I can see it now... Christians from all over America having it out over which version of Christianity will be the top dog in the federal government. Catholics having it out with Protestants. Protestants having it out with other Protestants. But wait... here comes the Orthodox and all the other Christians who feel they don't belong with either the Catholics or the Orthodox or they've been ostracized by some other Protestants. And then comes the accusations that this Christian or that Christian aren't true Christians because they don't believe in this or that favored doctrine of this or that other Christians believe in.
Should the Constitution be regularly revised?
No
I want a Christian government and I will get one when Jesus reigns.
If anyone loves this world, they don't love God.
And yet in the meantime, here you are.
For what purpose?
Major breakdown? Your plan foresees up to a 19 year wait between scheduled Constitutional conventions, so that doesn't sound very timely to me if there really were some major breakdown.
All right, but then why would you have raised the issue of a "major breakdown," knowing that the current system has a provision for handling it?I never said this should replace the amendment process. It would be an addition.
jayem said:Why wait till there's a major breakdown?
I don’t think that Shiloh wants a Christian-based theocracy.You say you are a Christian. Well what version do you support and what doctrinal interpretation do you like?
All right, but then why would you have raised the issue of a "major breakdown," knowing that the current system has a provision for handling it?
T , and no longer. Every constitution then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force, and not of right." (Emphasis mine.)
This doesn't mean a complete rewrite. Whatever still works should be maintained. But as times change, some parts become no longer valid, and this allows outdated or unworkable provisions to be regularly revised. Just like computer software is regularly updated. The logic is pretty solid. But given our serious ideological divisions, the execution would be a nightmare.
Any thoughts?
Thomas Jefferson to James Madison | The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Isn't what you are suggesting even more sweeping or extensive than an amendment to the Constitution ratified in the way that currently is in effect?If there is a mechanism to periodically review the Constitution, and adapt it to changing times, then maybe a breakdown that would require an amendment can be avoided.
Its a question for speculation, of course, but my view is that it is shortsighted to think that a periodic throwing of the whole Constitution up for grabs, whether or not there is a real need or the major breakdown you referred to. And it could be disastrous. That is because at any one of those times a temporary majority could make a shambles of the good parts of the Constitution as well as change the problem area(s) that you have in mind.That's the point of this exercise. If the Constitution can be regularly updated (wisely and with foresight--admittedly a very tall order) then perhaps it can deal with future situations without the difficulty of being amended.
Major breakdown? Your plan foresees up to a 19 year wait between scheduled Constitutional conventions, so that doesn't sound very timely to me if there really were some major breakdown.
Why am I in the world? God has me here, that is why. God's will be done on earth as it is in HEAVEN.
In more ways than one, I suspect.Wouldn’t that be a better option than automatically calling a convention Remember that a convention would be a very expensive thing.
I’d rather we wait for a more...(oh), “civil”, (I guess) political climate, before we begin tinkering with the innards of our Republic.The idea is to prevent a major breakdown. Just like you car, the Constitution should be regularly inspected -- pop the hood, change the oil, rotate the tires -- so that any small problems can be caught and fixed before they become major breakdowns.