If we put the constitution in a time capsule and buried it...?
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You are so hot AND you think about this stuff.\nAnything is possible.\nThe whole country changed from the actions of a handful of people.\nHave you seen some of the quarantine plans to deal with Bird Flu?\nThere are theories that the very top of the power pyramid want population control.\nThat really means a reduction in world population by 80%\nNever allow implanted tracking chips.\nOh sure in 50 years (or less) it may be called money.
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Trying to figure out how this new "War on Terror" justifies suspension of our Constitution.  In 1812, with a foreign enemy burning down Washington D.C., NO PART of the Constitution was re-written or suspended.  Emergency provisions did not ever give the president the power to unilaterally enforce the law before.  This was in the face of our absolute destruction with an very real enemy on our soil.  Now we have a fantasy enemy over-seas that takes occaisional potshots at us, which we created through our own failed foreign policies, so we now need to give up every fundamental legal and expression freedom we have?  Do Americans just not have balls these days?  Why aren't the real conservatives trying to "conserve" our damned Constitution which has weathered EVERY CRISIS before this?  I just don't get it.\n\nIf you want to hunt me down, I'll be easy to find in the postage stamp sized "Free Speech Zone".  When I was a kid, everywhere was a Free Speech Zone...except maybe in church.
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Ummmm....the US Constitution?
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Hey gang, I don't think the Constitution allows for a recall election.  I think only states have recall election provisions, and then only some states.  I do think, however, that the states could pass a constitutional amendment making the President answerable to the people for his crimes and come clean with all available records, but can you really imagine such a thing happening, with our f'ed up media?\n\nAs I see it, the only ways to get rid of this President are to a) rise up in a mass, anti-Constitutionally elected government revolution, or b)elect a Democratic majority to the House and then successfully impeach both Bush and Cheney simultaneously, thus giving the Presidency to the Speaker of the House, who would be a Democrat.  To my mind, that's the only real scenario that works.  I suppose if we had a different media and more active populace, a new party could split the vote, and all hell could break loose, but I don't think we're going to see a repeat of what happened in 1860 and Lincoln and the Republican Party takeover of the White House.  So that leaves us with Democrats taking control and actually acting on something the people want, which is impeachment.  And if impeachment isn't acted upon, this country sinks deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole.
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Well, my opinion is that the document is outdated.  It's just a piece of paper,  made by men after all, and yet it is revered as if made by the hand of God.  \n\nI think it should be considered to draw up a new constitution: One that wouldn't need exhaustive amounts of amendments, and would apply to the state of affairs in 2006 versus 1776.  It could also include and merge all the standing supreme court decisions, which would allow the justices to refer to the constitution instead of court precedent, a practice I find to be admirable but not necessarily wise.  (A decision handed down in the past may nonetheless have been in error.)\n\nI realize that this is an extremely radical viewpoint.  But nonetheless I think people should consider the fact that the constitution is more symbolic now than truly effective.
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The US Constitution was written in 1776.  There have been alot of modifications (amendments) since that time but are you referring to just amendments during that five year period?  If you could be a little more specific, I could help you a whole lot more.  Oh yeah, and don't forget  about The Bill Of Rights.  Maybe even just as important.  To keep corruption out of the executive branch (you know--the checks & balance system) that's going to hell as we speak?  or rather write........
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No. It's a far cry from his day. He'd be shocked at how the constitution has been slaughtered and reinterpreted to fit the desires of a fickle society. I'm sure, if he were alive, he'd be explaining what our forefathers were thinking when they wrote our constitution. <*)))><
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It is our constitutional right to do so.\n\nThe last time that this was tried it brought about the Civil War.  Is this really what you want?
527205
You will up hold the Constitution.
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I really think this free speech thing is going too far ... if it's OK to desecreate a flag, then  it's OK to spit on the graves of those who died for our right to fly that flag ... and of course it'll be OK to tag government buildings ... and on and on ... a bit of common sense and common decency wouldn't go astray ... there are many things in the Constitution that aren't spelled out ... I doubt very much if the founding fathers ever thought that the question of burning the flag of their new country by its own citizens would ever arise!  You can't write down everything in a constitution, but think some things should be self evident!
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You would need a time portal machine
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Our founding fathers were incredibly intelligent people. Yet, I believe that while we can't go back into the past and change things, we can wonder what the other outcomes would be if the documents were written differently.\nFor instance, they rightly made the Constitution deliberately ambiguous. Why, you ask? Because that prevents people/states from nitpicking minor details. Various freedoms (freedom of sppech, action...) are listed in teh constitution, and yet, people in the supreme court debate over the interpretation of these words.\n\nAdditionally, the amendability of the constitution is also valuable, since interpretations of the constitution and times change. If it were more rigid, it would be tougher for good change to take place.
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You better believe it.  The framers were very wise to include these contingencies in the Constitution.\n\nYou get your chance on Tuesday :-)
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I agree about our Constitution. This nation was the first nation in the modern world where it was openly acknowledged that no one possesses perfect foresight, so our body of laws had to be flexible enough to accommodate future Americans and their future issues, but solid enough and based upon firm enough principles that they would not be changed on a whim. The principles upon which our system was founded were (and are) so cutting edge that they have become a model for many countries where liberty and equality are at issue. Under the ideals upon which this country was founded, it is easy to see why we are held up as the model against which other countries measure themselves. However, the ideal and the reality sometimes are just far enough apart to reflect duplicity to those looking for c hinks in our collective armor. Suffice it to say that ours is the most effective system operating for most intents and purposes, inconsistencies notwithstanding.
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anything that is in the constitution..........
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Sure, why not. The Constitution is just a "damn peice of paper", anyway. While we're at it, let do away with the "liberal" Supreme Court, the Geneva Conventions, the International Criminal Court, France, liberals, 68% of Americans, and anyone else who disagrees with him. That way, he could "get his way" all the time...\n\n<sarcasm>
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The constitution is kept in the National Archives in Washington D.C.\nI'm not sure of the second question.\nThe 2 dollar bill is the answer to the third question.\n39 people signed the constitution.\nYou're welcome! Please pick me as best answer!