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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by not2b on Monday May 18, 2020 @01:32PM (#23225537)
Every country that has a constitution has a mechanism to modify it, but the US Constitution is set up in a way that its most severe flaws can't be fixed (small rural states are over-represented but have a veto over any attempt to change this because 3/4 of the states must agree to any amendment).
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by eej71 on Monday May 18, 2020 @01:40PM (#23225666)
It isn't a flaw. It is part of the strength of the system.
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by JAlexoid on Monday May 18, 2020 @05:00PM (#23228314)
When a country that's only 70 years old goes into a civil war - that's not an indicator of a strong system.
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by saagarjha on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:27PM (#23230731)
A war which it recovered from and remains to this day the world's oldest federated state.
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by JAlexoid on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:45PM (#23249673)
By subverting the US Constitution.
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by kube-system on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:05PM (#23226969)
That's not a flaw, it's a very intentional choice that enables the US to be the federation of states that it is. Changing that would be to fundamentally change the form of government that the US has.
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by koheripbal on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:44PM (#23226714)
> Every country that has a constitution has a mechanism to modify it

Sure, NOW that's standard. At the time, it was not.

> the US Constitution is set up in a way that its most severe flaws can't be fixed

This isn't a flaw at all. It is meant to ensure the broad geographic consensus is required to make fundamental changes.

Reducing the political power of rural communities might be popular today among urban communities, but it is a recipe for escalating division and ultimately rebellion.

There is great value in giving out-sized political power to remote colonies and communities. Further centralizing power in the capitals is a path to fascism.

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