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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Probably the worst document in the history of civilisation.
Meanings so vague and appropriate to a select group of 18th century fledgling political thinking it bares no relevance to 21st century people.
But just watch as politicians and politically appointed legal eagles and dodgy business executives twist it to still exploit the very descendants it was supposedly designed to help and protect.
Meanings so vague and appropriate to a select group of 18th century fledgling political thinking it bares no relevance to 21st century people.
But just watch as politicians and politically appointed legal eagles and dodgy business executives twist it to still exploit the very descendants it was supposedly designed to help and protect.
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IM5688 · 61-69, M
1. It should be more up to date to keep up with the changing times. Even Thomas Jefferson had said that the Constitution should be re-written every 20 years or so.
2. It should be written clearly in simple everyday language. We shouldn't need politicians and lawyers to figure it out and understand it and tell us what it's all about.
2. It should be written clearly in simple everyday language. We shouldn't need politicians and lawyers to figure it out and understand it and tell us what it's all about.
@IM5688 Show your actual source, don't just claim it's in a writing and then fail to cite the exact passage.
IM5688 · 61-69, M
@NativePortlander1970
In an 1816 letter to Virginia lawyer Samuel Kercheval on the subject of calling a convention to revise the state's constitution, Jefferson stated that a constitution should be revised every 19 to 20 years. Jefferson's proposed time period was based on the era's mortality rate. Since a majority of adults at any point in time would likely be dead in approximately 19 years, he reasoned, a new generation should have the right to adapt its government to changing circumstances instead of being ruled by the past.
Jefferson's belief in the importance of periodic political change was not limited to state constitutions. For example, in 1787, while he was away serving as the country's ambassador to France, Jefferson wrote a letter to John Adams' assistant discussing the national Constitutional Convention. In this letter, Jefferson mentioned Shays' Rebellion, an armed protest in Massachusetts, and wrote, "god forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion." However, Jefferson did not regard violent conflict as intrinsically necessary. In a letter written shortly before his death in 1824, Jefferson stated that the U.S. Constitution could last perpetually if it were regularly amended to reflect new developments in science and society.
References:
1 Library of Congress: Exhibitions -- Thomas Jefferson: Establishing a Federal Republic
2 Library of Congress: American Memory: The Thomas Jefferson Timeline: 1743 - 1827: The Early Republic, 1784-1789
There are many sources on the internet that state this. The NY Times, NPR, etc.
In an 1816 letter to Virginia lawyer Samuel Kercheval on the subject of calling a convention to revise the state's constitution, Jefferson stated that a constitution should be revised every 19 to 20 years. Jefferson's proposed time period was based on the era's mortality rate. Since a majority of adults at any point in time would likely be dead in approximately 19 years, he reasoned, a new generation should have the right to adapt its government to changing circumstances instead of being ruled by the past.
Jefferson's belief in the importance of periodic political change was not limited to state constitutions. For example, in 1787, while he was away serving as the country's ambassador to France, Jefferson wrote a letter to John Adams' assistant discussing the national Constitutional Convention. In this letter, Jefferson mentioned Shays' Rebellion, an armed protest in Massachusetts, and wrote, "god forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion." However, Jefferson did not regard violent conflict as intrinsically necessary. In a letter written shortly before his death in 1824, Jefferson stated that the U.S. Constitution could last perpetually if it were regularly amended to reflect new developments in science and society.
References:
1 Library of Congress: Exhibitions -- Thomas Jefferson: Establishing a Federal Republic
2 Library of Congress: American Memory: The Thomas Jefferson Timeline: 1743 - 1827: The Early Republic, 1784-1789
There are many sources on the internet that state this. The NY Times, NPR, etc.
@IM5688 NY Times, NPR? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
QueenOfZaun · 26-30, F
Impressive and groundbreaking for its time. Is obviously outdated now and could use some work.
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@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Something wrong with national pride?
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
@NativePortlander1970
Nothing at all
Nothing at all
Longpatrol · 31-35, M
Needs modernising, it works great for most situations but canny folk are twisting it to nefarious ends. More amendments needed.
CheezeburgerBrown · 36-40, M
When are we gonna overthrow the govt ?!!
LeopoldBloom · M
Too difficult to amend.
exchrist · 31-35
Needs work
tenente · 100+, M
outdated but essential 🤔 needs revision to keep up with the modern world