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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2017 8:17:17 GMT -5
Let's hope they don't see fit. My general impression is that the French constitution does not require such an overhaul.
And yes, the fact that this is a new party makes it all the more amazing.
Frankly, I wouldn't mind seeing that happen herein the U.S. (a new party gaining real steam and challenging the Dems and GOP), not it taking over all the branches of government). I really do think a lot of people could theoretically get on board with a more fiscally conservative/socially liberal party. It won't be the current iteration of the Libertarian Party, most likely, because they're too full of idealogues and kooks, and too many ideas people find impractical. Gary Johnson, while not at all the extremist kook many tried to paint him, alas, didn't come off as serious enough, and wasn't sufficiently charismatic. What such a movement needs is a face with the charisma of a Bill Clinton or Reagan.
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Post by robeiae on Jun 15, 2017 9:27:54 GMT -5
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Post by maxinquaye on Jun 30, 2017 2:54:38 GMT -5
Let's hope they don't see fit. My general impression is that the French constitution does not require such an overhaul. I've been away from the board for a while, so sorry for the late reply. Posting long comments on the phone (which is where I do Twitter and simple internet things) is not nice. Not nice at all. Anyway, I'm back to regular internet now - with a computer - so here goes... I think that there's a spectrum on constitutional things with the US constitution being at one end of the spectrum and the French at the other end. Which Spectrum? Well, the spectrum of difficulty in changing the damn thing. Here in Sweden we have it like this. To change the constitution you need two votes with a simple majority, ie 50% of parliamentarians plus one must vote for it. But, between the two votes there needs to be a general election. So, you can't just schedule one vote at 10am and another at 11am on the same day. Constitutions shouldn't be too easy to change. But they shouldn't be too hard to change either. I think the US way is an example of the constitution being too hard to change. In France you need this... You need a supermajority in the National Assembly, and that's it. You also need the power to appoint sympathetic judges to the Supreme Court. That's too easy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 13:55:57 GMT -5
Yes, that does sound too easy. It should never be the case that some bare and likely temporary majority party can change the constitution. There should be some true consensus that such fundamental change is needed.
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