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Constitution of the New America.
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Constitution of the New America.
January 2, 2011 at 12:38 am
WHAT. THE. FUCK. I kid you not, some right-wingers have actually decided to create a new constitution for America out of whole cloth, making a government that is overly intrusive in the wrong places, and not intrusive enough (like in how trials are conducted) in the wrong places. It's not just any Right-Wing Theocratic manifesto, it goes far beyond that. It's apparently a constitution by people who apparently didn't put that much thought into what they were writing. There are also people who like to spam this on forums randomly. The link is to a point-by-point response on RationalWiki.
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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 2, 2011 at 12:56 am
Whoop de doo. So what?
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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 2, 2011 at 4:06 am (This post was last modified: January 2, 2011 at 4:07 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Here in Australia,our constitution can only be changed by referendum.

The last one was in 1999, to see if Australians wanted to become a republic. The proposition was soundly defeated, exactly as it was designed, by the royalist conservative government of the day.

Quote:1999 Referendum Report and Statistics

The 1999 referendum was announced on 12 August 1999 in a joint statement by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon. Daryl Williams MP and the Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon. Chris Ellison.

They announced that two proposed constitutional changes would be put to the direct vote of Australian electors at a referendum to be held on 6 November 1999. The first change was whether Australian voters approved the proposal to establish Australia as a republic and the second change was whether they approved the proposal to insert a preamble in the Constitution.

http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/referend...s/1999.htm


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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 2, 2011 at 5:34 am (This post was last modified: January 2, 2011 at 5:39 am by TheDarkestOfAngels.)
Im surprised that the article linked appears to be replicated at the rational wiki, because I was honestly expecting this to be a blog on or reference from conservapedia.

Still...
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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm
I like the part where protestant Christianity is the only protected religious label.

Or this goody under Freedom of Speech:

Quote:It is only when such subversive speech is contrived to harm our Liberties or destroy them altogether it becomes TREASON.

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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 5, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I've got a friend in Holland who is always bitching that we should re-write the constitution. I'm going to send him this and tell him to STFU.
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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 5, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Minimalist Wrote:I've got a friend in Holland who is always bitching that we should re-write the constitution. I'm going to send him this and tell him to STFU.

Dude we rewrite the constitution like every 5 years or so in europe or try to... it's no wonder a european tells you that...
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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 5, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Ashendant Wrote:
Minimalist Wrote:I've got a friend in Holland who is always bitching that we should re-write the constitution. I'm going to send him this and tell him to STFU.

Dude we rewrite the constitution like every 5 years or so in europe or try to... it's no wonder a european tells you that...

That might work with level-headed European voters. We American voters have such mood swings that if you gave us a parliamentary system, we'd have a new Prime Minster every two years. We'd give the Italians a run for their money as to who could have the least stable government. That's why we have a lot of "checks and balances" and other artificial stabilizers built into our government that put the breaks on changes. Our founders were wise enough to realize this. It's also probably why they established the tradition of locating State and Federal capitals in small towns, away from major population centers.
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RE: Constitution of the New America.
January 6, 2011 at 10:37 am
DeistPaladin Wrote:
Ashendant Wrote:
Minimalist Wrote:I've got a friend in Holland who is always bitching that we should re-write the constitution. I'm going to send him this and tell him to STFU.

Dude we rewrite the constitution like every 5 years or so in europe or try to... it's no wonder a european tells you that...

That might work with level-headed European voters. We American voters have such mood swings that if you gave us a parliamentary system, we'd have a new Prime Minster every two years. We'd give the Italians a run for their money as to who could have the least stable government. That's why we have a lot of "checks and balances" and other artificial stabilizers built into our government that put the breaks on changes. Our founders were wise enough to realize this. It's also probably why they established the tradition of locating State and Federal capitals in small towns, away from major population centers.

I prefer the european system much more sane
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