Question by Nancy Pelosi 2016: Do you think America needs a new Constitution to reduce dysfunction and paralysis in the Federal government?
Even in the Federalist Papers, our founding fathers made it rather clear that they didn’t intend for the US Constitution to last for all of eternity.
Has the current Constitution run its course?
Should it be replaced with a new one with more efficient governance?
Best answer:
Answer by YoungCon
If we do replace it, I don’t want you to be a delegate at the new Constitutional Convention.
Give your answer to this question below!
jaker
October 4, 2011 at 10:33 pm
No. America needs a different majority in the Senate – one that cares more about the country than their own power and reelection
George Clinton
October 4, 2011 at 10:37 pm
That would probably cause a civil war.
CSA
October 4, 2011 at 10:53 pm
no we need to abide by the constitution and stop judges from twisting it the way they want
nirv
October 4, 2011 at 11:25 pm
No
Anonymous
October 5, 2011 at 12:17 am
No. There should be a public holiday for throwing rotten food at politicians for making themselves and the country they “serve” look bad.
Angel's Memory
October 5, 2011 at 12:38 am
No, the original will do just fine.
Big bad Bob
October 5, 2011 at 1:34 am
We have never resolved the Hamilton/Jefferson debate around the Necessary and Proper Clause.
Hamilton thought government should do EVERY thing N&P while Jefferson thought JUST what is N&P
Instead of blending the two like any rational person would do, the politicians use this as wedge to get votes.
Wake Up From The Nightmare
October 5, 2011 at 1:49 am
We need a new constitutional amendment to stop reckless and radical spending.
We should keep the constitution… The only reason America is in such bad shape now is because we no longer follow the constitution.
DoubleL
October 5, 2011 at 2:17 am
Actually, the federal government following the constitution would eliminate a lot of our problems. The Constitution is not broken or archaic. It’s the constant abuse of the system that is in need of repair.
DAVID
October 5, 2011 at 2:26 am
Have you even read and understood the Federalist Papers?
The Founding Fathers allowed that the Constitution could be changed by way of amendments, we have had several changes to the document.
What we need is a revolution, and soon. Thomas Jefferson said that we should have a revolution somewhere around every 15 years or so. This he intended was to ensure that we did not have career politicians.
cacountrygurl
October 5, 2011 at 2:41 am
No, we could benefit from our leadership returning to the original intent of the Constitution. The federal government was never meant to be this big, the states were meant to retain their sovereignty. No state should suffer economically just because the federal government can’t figure things out. We don’t need a new constitution, we just need to wake up and realize that we aren’t really living under the one that we have.
John
October 5, 2011 at 2:51 am
I don’t think so. The way our culture is corrupted today, we would never get the Bill of Rights and the fourteenth amendment back 🙁
Marq JPAA
October 5, 2011 at 3:48 am
Replacing the entire Constitution with a new Constitution would be tantamount to throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
We need several amendments to the Constitution defining the rules for filibusters, either replacing or putting strenuous oversight on the Federal Reserve, putting restrictions on holds on nominees to Federal positions, establishing a Constitutional right to privacy to protect individuals and groups from intrusive and unwarranted searches, abolishing the Electoral College and moving to a direct election for the President — but there is a great deal of good in the Constitution we have and throwing it out and replacing it entirely would not be a good idea.