If you could change ONE thing about the US Constitution, what would it be? (Iraq, illegal)

[bolehboleh]

Originally Posted by d4g4m

Add a sentence to the 14th amendment.
'The provisions of this amendment do not apply to children born to people who are not citizens of the U.S.'

So you'd even exclude legal residents here on green cards or working permits?

[Reno Dweller]

I would add an amendment that allows the American people to fire a president we're not happy with.

[bolehboleh]

Originally Posted by Reno Dweller

I would add an amendment that allows the American people to fire a president we're not happy with.

Don't we have that clause with elections every four years?

[Reno Dweller]

Originally Posted by bolehboleh

Don't we have that clause with elections every four years?

We shouldn't have to wait four years.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by eric3781

I would add a balanced budget requirement.

Outlaw personal income taxes.

Outlaw any restriction on domestic mineral extraction.

Outlaw commies, hippies, Sean Penn, lattes, emo music, and bicycle paths.

Outlaw flag burning.

Outlaw outlaws.

Outlaw baby killing, and yet provide for televised public executions of overwhelmingly convicted murderers withiin 24 hours of the verdict.

I know that's not ONE thing, but it could probably be rolled into a single amendment.

So basically you want a fascist, polluted, blood-crazy sh*thole.

[eric3781]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

So basically you want a fascist, polluted, blood-crazy sh*thole.

No.

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by bolehboleh

So you'd even exclude legal residents here on green cards or working permits?

Do citizens need green cards or other working permits?

[Nomander]

Drop kick the 16th amendment, and put in a clause where if such is ever brought up again, it will be removed from the table and those who brought it up slapped upside the head.

[mackinac81]

Originally Posted by roysoldboy

I have finally decided what one thing I would change. That would be the manner of amending the Constitution. I like the only used method and am really afraid of the fact that a Constitutional Convention could be called to consider a change. How many here really know the story about how the one we have now came into being?

To help those who don't know let me remind you that the Congress called a convention to consider changes to the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution, and the first thing that group did was agree to write a whole new document.

What would happen if we had that happen today? With the number of left leaners we have here what would keep us from getting enough of them on that convention to do the same thing again?

I think the calling of a convention is extremely improbable. Things would have to get a LOT worse than they are now to consider that. I don't even think we're anywhere near where we were in the 1780s.

Originally Posted by Reno Dweller

I would add an amendment that allows the American people to fire a president we're not happy with.

You can...every four years. If you don't like it Canada and UK have parliamentary systems where the terms aren't fixed.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by eric3781

No.

Then maybe you should take another look at what you think would be good changes. That is pretty much exactly what you are wanting, as each and every one of them have serious, far-reaching consequences.