In any significant rewrite of the Constitution, I'd be more surprised by any decentralizing that came out of it. In a "Let's get a few hundred politicos in a room" rewrite, my gut reaction is that I'd expect it to become more centralist and less federal. Not necessarily more presidential, but more powers to some combination of Congress and the President.
I'd also worry about seeing the Supreme Court's supremacy challenged - Congress has repeatedly tried to pass unconstitutional legislation with a clause telling the Court to piss off, which the Supreme Court has said "Errr, no, actually..." to.
Preferably, anyone taking part in the Convention should be barred from standing for/being appointed to any of the offices mentioned it, including Congress, Potus, Veep, Supreme Court etc.
I have no actual back-up for this feeling other than gut instinct, and a hunch about snouts and troughs.
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Date: 2008-Feb-11, Monday 13:26 (UTC)I'd also worry about seeing the Supreme Court's supremacy challenged - Congress has repeatedly tried to pass unconstitutional legislation with a clause telling the Court to piss off, which the Supreme Court has said "Errr, no, actually..." to.
Preferably, anyone taking part in the Convention should be barred from standing for/being appointed to any of the offices mentioned it, including Congress, Potus, Veep, Supreme Court etc.
I have no actual back-up for this feeling other than gut instinct, and a hunch about snouts and troughs.