TinyChan

Idk how I feel about it. When I was in school they taught me about how all the checks and balances were so genius, but in practice none of that appears to actually work very well. I feel like parliamentary systems get better results sometimes. Coalition governments, multiple parties, it seems like it works pretty well. Other countries actually have gun control and healthcare and stuff. Their governments actually get stuff done. I’m not against democracy or anything it’s just… I don’t feel like there’s one correct way to do it, and maybe this way isn’t perfect, and maybe people should stop comparing the constitution to the Bible because that’s super cringy and makes a mockery out of both.

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You make a good point, but the problem isn't democracy but the money involved so the donor class gets a good return on their investment. We don't need a Constitutional convention to 'reinvent the wheel', so to speak, but I keep mentioning the petition clause of the first amendment since it makes reform and new amendments possible, like electoral reform which doesn't contravene original application but brings it up to date. Nobody listens to me anyway but once a seed takes root you never know. Sacred Scripture and the governing documents of a secular state have nothing in common. The state has no right to establish any religion or prefer one over another. There are also some unfortunate things in the Declaration of Independence from the king of England but acknowledging error is the only way to learn how to not repeat it. Later... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuoynYcUMvw

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I get the feeling the average citizen doesn't matter. We get our ballots in the mail and there will be a list of all the stuff our state did without consulting anyone last year, then an option, in very convoluted doublespeak, whether you wish to repeal it or let it continue. And if you actually look into the numbers it ends up being hundreds of millions of dollars over 10 years or some BS...

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