Jeff AtwoodMar 4

https://chqdaily.com/2017/07/paul-raushenbush-discusses-great-grandfathers-inner-vision-carried-work-forward/

As for the nation’s literature, Brandeis may have been the first .. to refer to the Constitution as a “living organism, capable of growth and adaptation.”

“This approach allows the fresh context of the present to perform alchemy with the wisdom of the past, to offer new ways to make the law and faith relevant and responsive to present conditions,” he said. “Prophetic witness cannot set its gaze backward on a frozen history with an unrecognizable context. Instead, it faces forward, informed by the past, yet determined to bring back vision into the world in the present age.”

This no longer works, unfortunately.. how does the constitution change when it is effectively impossible to amend due to Constitutional Calcification .. only "interpret" through a ridiculously gerrymandered (thanks Mitch M) SCOTUS? https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/116115405545619662

Show threadJeff AtwoodMar 4
I don't really see a way out here, honestly. If you do, tell me what it is, step by step. Explain it to me like I'm five years old.
Show threadJeff AtwoodMar 4
I mean, I do see a way out, but nobody wants to hear it. Because, again, remarkable lack of bravery here in the land of the free. Just MHO.
Show threadreaversionMar 4
@codinghorror It's difficult but it's not impossible to amend; the most recent amendment was ratified in 1992, which isn't that long ago. But with how polarized the US is, it would be a miracle. If I was charismatic I'd try to do it, but I'm just a cranky, withdrawn, degenerate internet gremlin. But who knows? Maybe another Zohran will appear to lead us in the right direction peacefully. Anything can happen. For better or worse...
Show threadreaversionMar 4
@codinghorror One way I could plausibly imagine this happening is if someone comes up with a positive proposal that goes viral. I don't know what that proposal would be or who (person or group) would put it forward for everyone to rally around, but it's at least possible.
Show threadCassandraVert
"Tax billionaires out of existence" has gotten some traction.
Mar 5 at 4:00amWeb