I might agree with you, but for purposes of this discussion I wanted to eliminate a few choices. For instance, didn't want someone posting repeal the 2nd, or repeal the 10th or some such. The 17th gets caught in that.
Makes the exercise more stimulating, or should. I see another poster just blatantly and proudly? Ignored the constraints of the argument, for what purpose I do not know.
Then advocating for my ascendancy to benevolent dictator status is out then too?
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I want to know something I don't understand:
What is this idea about repealing the Second Amendment that has been floating around? I see headlines, but I don't know what that means. Is that pro-gun or anti-gun? What's up with that?
Good idea although some exceptions would need to be made for certain circumstances like going to war.
Both of those ideas are cut from the same cloth and I would support them.
As for me, I would add something about Presidential terms. I don't like the current system where once elected you basically have 100 days to get something done while the rest of your term is mostly about shoring up your election for a second term. I haven't fleshed it all out yet but maybe something like 1 term spanning 6-8 years then you're out.
That would likely entail repealing the 22nd unless you removed the one term limit in favor of keeping the current 2 term limit.
And I think maybe that could work. An 8 year term would probably piss enough people off that no one would win a 2nd term. No matter the POTUS
Definitely line item veto. Plus a clause that any bill presented for a final vote by either chamber of Congress must list any "additions" (i.e. pork) clearly and for public view. So we could see which members added them and why.
Pork is favored by congressional delegates of both parties, in case you aren't aware.
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