Is this the best political document ever written?
Does it even have a single flaw?
>>73373783
>Does it have even a single flaw?
FTFM
>>73373783
>no flaw
>2nd amendment
Of course not, but thats not going to stop the jews from trying to change it for themselves.
>does it have a single flaw?
The perception of the articles, for the most part, are good besides article 3 for the judiciary branch of the government. Its like 2 paragraph of very generic functions. Luckily john marshal fixed that in many landmark cases i.e. marbury v madison to allow for judicial review.
>>73373845
>Switzerland
>Literal proxy.
Fuck off libcuck. and turn your proxy off
>>73373783
The major flaw is "provide for the general welfare" which is the statement used by liberals to justify everything from open borders to gibs
>sets up an executive and a legislature with competing democratic mandates in direct opposition to one another
>1789
>not having parliamentary system instead
>>73373783
Every single "power" it allocates to the state is a flaw. And the very premise of it is in establishment of a state, so in essence the whole thing is a massive flaw.
>>73373783
Supposedly there was talk of constitutionally banning jews from entering the country and then they chose not to do it for some reason.
So there's one flaw.
>>73373783
does it mention not allowing niggers and nonwhites in the country? Unless it does it's not perfect
Universal voting right
It's the best. I mean, no other country has anything like it.
When you look into it, and realize what went into making it; not just the people but how they had to look at and draw from the past, seeing what did and didn't work for other governments to know what they wanted in theirs. But the real awe-inspiring aspect is how they had to imagine into the future to cover everything that might come up, in perpetuity and be able to address it within its own four corners.
This foresight that attempted to peer 100, 200, 500 years into the future, gives the Constitution flexibility for changing times and is why the Constitution is called a living document.
It is unique because it is not just a set of laws. First, it is a charter for the country. It is the document that sets up the US government. Secondly, its the agreement with the federal government and the states that agreed to become part of it. Theoretically, ending the charter of the US government, would end the US government, and that, or breaching its contract with the states, would revert to being just states again. Third, it contains a system of checks and balances to ensure than no one branch of the government becomes too strong. You can see this in the conflicts between the House and Senate and President; for them to accomplish anything, there has to be agreement and compromise and working things out to benefit the most pepole. Nobody gets 'their own' way 100%.
And finally, it is also a set of guarantees that the federal government gives its citizens. The Constitution does not GIVE the rights listed in the Bill of Rights, it says they already belong to people and GUARANTEES that it will protect them.
The Constitution can't be gotten rid of, and it can't be changed by laws or politicians. The parts that can be changed, can only be changed a major majority of the people--38 out of 50 states agreeing to the change. And its main body, plus its first 10 GUARANTEED rights can't be changed at all.
>>73374698
The Constitution originally granted only property owners the right to vote
>>73374792
from a political standpoint it is actually a completely retarded system for the reason i outline here >>73374236
it is a wonder that the USA hasnt collapsed due to tension between the executive and legislature
>>73374792
Amendments can overrule any previous amendment including those in the Bill of Rights
>>73373783
>Does it even have a single flaw?
Of course it does. It has been amended many times over the course of history, and will continue to be moving forward. If it was perfect, then it never would've required an amendment.
>>73373783
It's already dead. In the US they have the living constitution concept which means that nobody gives a crap about it
>>73373783
Yes, written by FUCKING WHITE MALES
>>73374883
Not really
It's supposed to induce compromise and it usually does
Also the mandates are not in direct opposition to one another I don't know where you're getting that from
The legislature makes law, the Supreme Court interprets law, and the executive enforces law
It's an extraordinarily well thought out design meant to prevent tyranny
>>73374236
>>73374883
You guys are way off base. Our system is vastly superior compared to a parliamentary system. First of all, our written constitution gives us a significant advantage structurally compared to your system because a runaway parliament can't simply change the foundation of the political system on its own. With your system, Parliament has far too much power, so your very freedoms are on the line if the wrong pieces happen to fall into place. Compare that to our system, which is ROCK SOLID. No President or congress is going to get into office and turn us into a fascist dictatorship. With your system, that is very much a possibility.
>>73374821
Source? I thought this was just considered but then dropped?
>>73374478
Nope. That's immigration law. But, you would probably be happy to know that from 1790 to 1952, US immigration law had a restriction in it stating that only White persons of good moral character could legally immigrate into the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1952
Based Senator McCarran:
>I believe that this nation is the last hope of Western civilization and if this oasis of the world shall be overrun, perverted, contaminated or destroyed, then the last flickering light of humanity will be extinguished. I take no issue with those who would praise the contributions which have been made to our society by people of many races, of varied creeds and colors. ... However, we have in the United States today hard-core, indigestible blocs which have not become integrated into the American way of life, but which, on the contrary are its deadly enemies. Today, as never before, untold millions are storming our gates for admission and those gates are cracking under the strain. The solution of the problems of Europe and Asia will not come through a transplanting of those problems en masse to the United States. ... I do not intend to become prophetic, but if the enemies of this legislation succeed in riddling it to pieces, or in amending it beyond recognition, they will have contributed more to promote this nation's downfall than any other group since we achieved our independence as a nation.
>>73375065
surprising that this held up until 1952. The world really started going to shit in the aftermath of WW2
>>73373783
>Does it even have a single flaw?
Yes, the fact that it is subject to interpretation.
The Constitution is not a C++ source code, and it's not enforced by computers.
This is why you have judges. Judges are human. Humans make mistakes.
This is why the U.S. Constitution is essentially trashed. Every item in there has been replaced with something else.
>>73373783
Shall not be infringed should've been in caps to make it especially clear
>>73373783
We should have banned niggers or threw them back into Africa after we freed them
>>73376696
It is flawed. It gave too much power to the federal government and didn't mandate an originalist interpretation which is why it's been predictably construed to give progressively more power to the federal government. It also has a bill of rights full of vague and amorphous provisions which are wide open to interpretation based on whatever is in fashion. It also creates a presidential system (executive and legislative are split) as opposed to parliamentary (executive is chosen from within the legislatiure) which has been shown to be far more stable. Overall I'd say it's the best after the Swiss and Australian constitutions, in that order. The Australian constitution plus only the second and fifth US amendments would be the ideal as far as setting up a system of government and preventing liberal bullshit sneaky interpretation
