2007-10-17 09:37:45 · 21 answers · asked by ahedou2 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The 110Th Congress could not start over from the beginning with the issues and differences of opinion. It would be impossible.
2007-10-17 09:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by rance42 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is such an unanswerable question, since we don't know what our nation would be like NOW without a constitution.
I think there's simply no way that we could draft today a constitution that even began to approach the genius of that which we have. Look at the proposed EU constitution, or the Italian constitution, or the Russian constitution - they run to hundreds of redundant pages, in contrast to the simple beauty of the American constitution. But I really doubt that the US constitution would pass today - the first amendment, for example, would have twenty pages of qualifications and exemptions to the "freedom of speech" clause, or it would simply disappear altogether. Plus, it would be offered in English AND spanish, and nobody would be willing to say that the English version was definitive or authoritative, because we don't want to "offend" anyone.
2007-10-17 16:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by Intuitive mom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is human nature to choose security over freedom when you feel threatened and to wish to enforce your values on other people using the power of government. The Constitution restrains people from doing what they want and the majority would not approve it today as it stands but would put in provisions that reflect their short term interest. Even the writers of the constitution did this when the wrote slavery into the constitution, and it took a civil war to remove it.
2007-10-17 23:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT? With Bush in Power and Cheney the vice P.... No WAY.... too much freedom and common sense in the constitution..... No mention of Rendition.
2007-10-17 16:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by Dream Realized 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It would take 1000 years to debate with the current congress, but they are to busy with deciding about Turkish History from 100 years ago anyway.
2007-10-17 16:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No way, it most certainly does not help any of the current office holder's political agendas at all. Now some parts would work for some politicians, but no way would any of them pass it in it's entirety.
2007-10-17 16:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by Wesperado 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No. That would require Congress to get together and make decisions based on the best interest of the American people. I think they stopped doing that at LEAST a decade ago.
2007-10-17 16:43:09 · answer #7 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Bush said it was "just a god-damned piece of paper". Seeing how low Bush's present approval rating is, I'd say it would pass.
2007-10-17 16:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by wyldfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The constitution is hundreds of years of legislation and court rulings ...but for sake of argument let's pretend it was a single bill.
Of course it would pass....but then Bush would veto it.
2007-10-17 16:41:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Yes and to the libs that cry Bush this and Bush that Check out Clintoon and his trampling of the constitution
2007-10-17 16:52:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋