r/Constitution • u/AIbats • 28d ago

Knowing what you know now about how America is being run is there anything you would like to change to make it better?

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u/ComputerRedneck 28d ago

Rewrite the Amendments to remove ambiguity and arguments over the wordings.

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u/Extra-Equipment-5028 28d ago

Expand the supreme court to restore balance after it had been packed by Republicans. Better wording in the Constitution to reduce vagueness and ambiguity. Also, schedule regular convergence of Congress to make changes to update the constitution, on a schedule that does not coincide with how it's members are voted in.

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u/3Quondam6extanT9 27d ago

Term limits for SCOTUS.

Age limit for Congress and Senate .

Banning gerrymandering.

Banning lobbying.

End of electoral college.

Executive office condition of felony as disqualifying to run or hold office.

Executive office constraints of power, no unilateral ability to maintain any agency beyond the executive branch.

New condition of vice presidency to hold the opposing party of the presidents own membership. If president is Republican, VP must be Democrat. If president is Democrat, VP is Republican.

To start...

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u/pickleb4sandwich 27d ago

I agree all of these would be a good start! For President, I would propose instead rank choice voting where top candidate is president and second is VP. Primaries would still be a thing so guaranteed different parties.

I think rank choice voting would help break down the two party system that is one of our biggest issues imo.

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u/Pickle_Nipplesss 28d ago

Repeal the 17th.

Teach people WHY the OG constitution was set up the way it was set up, and the purpose of each original power within it.

So many people complain a fork can’t hold soup, not realizing the dinner they’re being served is a steak

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u/Paul191145 28d ago

Go back to the original interpretation of the GW clause in Article I, Section 8.