The Atlantic has this lengthy essay by Alex Seitz-Wald on why the U.S. Constitution is outmoded. The article mentions that among the several hundred national constitutions that have been written in the last one hundred years, almost none of them copied the U.S. model. The essay also points out that most of the countries that did imitate the U.S. Constitution were in Latin America and during the years they had such constitutions, they suffered from instability. Thanks to How Appealing for the link. Alex Seitz-Wald is a political correspondent for The National Journal.
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USA Const major defects —
the 3 gerrymander systems – H. Reps, Senate, Electoral College — due to the EVIL conspiracy of the small States and the slave States in the 1787 top secret convention of the oligarchs.
Prez veto power
Prez pardon power
NO requirement for election of other USA executive officers – i.e. Dist Attys, Marshals — to watch the Prez.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
If a new constitution were to be written by libertarians, it would probably be a good thing. The problem is that the new constitution would probably not be written by libertarians, and whatever new constitution is to be written would probably be worse than the one that we have now.
The article basically complains that the Fedscists are not able to run wild as much as the author would prefer. My criticism of the Constitution is that it gives the central government too -much- power.
Jeff
Perhaps if we only paid attention to the one we have…