America’s Fragile Constitution

Re:America’s Fragile Constitution by maratd on Thursday September 17, 2015 @08:56AM (#10233049)

> "Deadlock is good" works in a system where the disagreeing sides are reasonable and willing to debate and compromise to produce a solution with broader support.

This is not correct. Sometimes inaction is much better than action. In the case of a corrupt government, inaction is always preferable.

The US constitution is built to create deadlock. See checks/balances. It is this deadlock that has lead to American prosperity. While it is unable to do good, it is also unable to do harm.

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Re:America’s Fragile Constitution by scott_s on Thursday September 17, 2015 @11:10AM (#10233770)

The constitution was built to create compromises and shared power. It was not built to create deadlock.

The question this essay asks is, how effective is it at those goals? Are there situations where it could all collapse? If yes, are there other systems which are less likely to collapse?

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Re:America’s Fragile Constitution by ubernostrum on Thursday September 17, 2015 @09:25AM (#10233185)

I suppose if you believe that the only correct amount of government action is zero, you might feel that way. But some of the rest of us enjoy having things like property rights.

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Re:America’s Fragile Constitution by maratd on Thursday September 17, 2015 @11:51AM (#10234023)

How have your property rights been compromised through inaction at the federal level of government?

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