In general it seems that most people on this board feel that either our government is not following the Constitution correctly or that our executive/legislative/judicial system as a whole needs an overhaul.

So I'd like to know: would anyone support a new Constitutional Convention to try an transform our foundational document into something that more directly deals with modern problems? Something that could perhaps be written in such a way as to allow easier interpretation for future unforeseen problems? (ie: as our oil-powered civilization was unforseen by the original Framers)

On the other hand whoever was composing it would be under more political and financial pressure than any composer of legislation in history. So it could, without hyperbole, epically fail.

Thoughts/

in b4 hippie commie pinko socialist faggotz you all are

Cum on Blue balls?!

I vote for epic fail.

The Constitution can be amended, but I don't think we could do better than the original document as a starting point, and odds are somewhere between more than likely to almost definite we would do worse.

I hated this idea when Perot suggested it and I remain convinced it would be THE WORST THING EVER. I agree with Jefferson in each generation having the right to rewrite in theory but it will be some time until that theory is relevant in practice, it may be centuries (if we make it that long) until such a need is realized. If we by some rare chance in the futre met other sentient life that reshaped our understanding of rights and the universe, that might qualify; I still find it hard to believe such a thing will ever happen though, except perhaps with artifical intelligence gaining sentience. But we'll almost definitely all kill ourselves before we get NEAR that point.

I vote... let me get back on this

PS: your threads don't fail. you made the bova thread. (ORIGINAL)

the problem is that there are too many laws on the books to be enforced. Besides that, if you re-wrote the constitution, 70% of america wouldn't care and 25% would hate it and call you racist. I don't believe you are racist, I know you are racist... but that is besides the point.
the ten commandments were written in 1513 bc and no one's amended those you racist summabitch.

beat me to it

I agree. We should just kill ourselves instead.

yes mass suicide u first

What a wonderful, creative idea!

I think we should make welfare for the disenfranchised or historically disadvantaged our number one priority.

Think of the Africans, the poor noble Hispanics, the long-suffering Melungeons!

WE ALREADY HAVE THE CONSTITUTION, WE DON'T NEED TO RE-WRITE IT

YOU MEAN FUCK IT ALL UP

LIBERALS WANT THE CONSTITUTION TO BE PROMISES FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO THE LAZY!

I'LL SHOW YOU A TEA PARTY CONSTITUTION... IT'S MY .45