Kyle HughesWe are presently living through the worst-case scenario of the administrative state given to a bad actor. It gives me great pause. Is there any way forward without dismantling it?
If hardening our democratic institutions meant becoming a Pocket Constitution person and advocating for the rights of gun ownership, could you do it?
Matt Massicotte@kyle I see no point
@mattiem which part, for what reason?
@kyle I see no point in making concessions with a group that will not cooperate, to defend a document that has proven to be insufficient
Jamie Blumberg@jamie_blumberg @mattiem No offense, but I personally do not wish to entertain the idea of replacing the Constitution at this time.
@kyle @jamie_blumberg While I believe it is effectively non-functional, I do see that you are saying.
Ralph Waldo Pickle Chips@mattiem @kyle @jamie_blumberg I think the constitution is effectively nonfunctional, and I think it would still be a mistake to try and replace it wholesale. It should be amended so heavily as to be fundamentally different, but an explicit rewrite is unhelpful at best and harmful at worst.
It useful for myth making and nation building—and fundamentally that is what rewriting the constitution would be—to preserve the thread of continuity.