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Aussie105

(7,111 posts)
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 11:26 PM Mar 2025

I'm wondring if the Constitution needs an update. [View all]

"The Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

So . . . what if 'we the people' discover the elected government isn't up to the task?
I mean . . .

'a more perfect Union' . . . nope, divisiveness is the order of the day.
'Justice' . . . ignoring judges is not helping!
'domestic Tranquility' . . . kind of not happening. Even Trump voters are getting worried.
'promote the general Welfare' . . . feeling secure in your 401K, your government benefits if any, your job?
'secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity' . . . blessed be! Except migrants of course, or POC.

There needs to be a mechanism for an effective no confidence vote in the current government, and a do-over for the election.
Dems could then outline all the things that have gone wrong under Trump and Musk, and Repugs could try to defend their positions.

But the Founding Fathers never envisaged we'd get here, where we are today.

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