Does America need a pacifist Constitution like Germany and Japan?

Question

In the wake of Bush's illegal war in Iraq, does America need a constitutional amendment ensuring that our military is only used for self-defense, and may never be deployed to another country without explicit UN authorization?

Answer 1

No, the Constitution just needs to be implemented unlike what the Bush Administration has done with the smoke screen Patriot Act excuse.

Answer 2

I see no need to change the Constitution. The President alone has no legal authority to start a war without the consent of Congress, which was given in the case of Iraq in the fall of 2002. This part of our Constitution is the check to the President's power as Commander-in-Chief. It is very true that Congress could end the war in Iraq by cutting off funding to the war effort. Congress will not do this because they want to get re-elected the next time they are up for election and voting to cut funding will look like they don't support the troops, meaning you lose re-election in basically every district in this country.

Also, I see no reason to tie our military's hands to an ineffective organization like the UN. Personally, I do not want to see us get involved in the whole Iran nuclear weapons deal so when Iran does test a nuclear bomb it will show how ineffective the UN actually is. You need to look no further than Rwanda, Darfur, or Oil for Food to see the UN's glaring failures due to their inaction.

Answer 3

Nope, we don't, nor will we ever have one, and what Illegal war would you be referring too? Constitutional amendment? Who would vote for that LOL We'll never bow to the UN. Obviously your not intelligent enough to know the UN. is nothing, it hasnt stopped an ounce of bloodshed in Rawanda, it never stopped the mass murders in Serbia, its totally useless, is there a part of that you don't uhnderstand? And oh by the way and for the record, we went to war with Iraq because of broken UN. Mandates and resolutions Bonehead!

Answer 4

Is there another USA that can establish major military bases here so we can have that luxury? If not, then no. And we are a sovereign nation, and you will not sell us on giving that up to the UN or anyone else. We have earned our sovereignty by the aid and goodwill we have given around the world over. Why does someone in our own country repeatedly want to do something that people the world over would never presume to do?

Answer 5

Japan will unavoidably change its structure because of the perceived chance from China and Russia. Russia is transferring in the route of fascism and that is armed with nukes. that is totally almost inevitable that Russia will commence aggressive wars interior the close to destiny. Japan ought to arm itself to guard its human beings antagonistic to both Russia and China.

Answer 6

No.

Go cut your hair you hippy.

What is a defensive war. Have you ever heard of a pre-emptive strike. DO you want Hitler to invade the US rather than having the US invade Germany first. Ithink it was ridiculous that Clinton ordered the invasion of Haiti, because it never was a threat, but Iraq qas different.

We knew they had a weapons of Mass destruction program. How did we know, well, we sold them some of the stuff to help their programs. We aided their Nuclear program and sold them Anthrax. We had to go their to make sure they didn't still have them and won't use it against us. As for why we sold them all that stuff. I have to say, OOOPS!!!

Answer 7

The Constitution has worked very well for over 200 years. When the President considers it just a GD piece of paper it is his problem and we need to deal with him not change the Constitution.

Answer 8

As much as I hate the war it is not illegal. Congress gave the pres their full support, so sweety give it up and vote for a pres that will end it, like Ron Paul (R Tex.), a true conservative that opposes the war.

Answer 9

Yet how I feel the contradictions and the life that contains them – so real, in fact, that it’s sometimes hard to find realities elsewhere. I can’t remember certain things I used to remember.

Answer 10

That will work as long as there is at least one large country with a big army and military able, and willing, to come to their aid if they are ever attacked.