How would you amend the U.S. constitution?

[The Minsky Moment]

I am not a fan of giant robots.

What exactly do you have against giant robots?
Larger robots can be the more efficient option for robotic tasks that call for greater size and bulk.
I'm very disappointed to find that you of all people harbor such prejudices against robots based soley on their heftiness.

[CountDeMoney]

What did Jimmy do again?  I don't really recall...I know he says mean things about Israel.

Lots and lots of mean things about Israel.  "Apartheid" is one of them.

Well, we certainly can't have all that. 

Much easier just to say that Palestinians have no interest in peace, and how Palestinian culture is the reason for "such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality" next to Israel. 

On the contrary he says nice things about Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez.  And despite the usual custom of former Presidents not criticizing their successors, Carter went out of his way to criticize Bush 43.

Castro and Chavez are wildly popular elected leaders of their respective countries.  Why can't nice things be said about them? 

[The Minsky Moment]

And despite the usual custom of former Presidents not criticizing their successors, Carter went out of his way to criticize Bush 43.

I doubt he had to go that far out of his way.

[Valmy]

What did Jimmy do again?  I don't really recall...I know he says mean things about Israel.

Lots and lots of mean things about Israel.  "Apartheid" is one of them.

On the contrary he says nice things about Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez.  And despite the usual custom of former Presidents not criticizing their successors, Carter went out of his way to criticize Bush 43.

I have no problem with former Presidents ripping their successors...but the Chavez and Castro thing is pretty nutty.

[jimmy olsen]

This isn't a constitutional thing, since I don't want to gift them with a permanent seat or anything.

But I wish that Presidents who remained healthy after their term would follow that example of John Q. Adams and entered the House or the Senate.

[Neil]

This isn't a constitutional thing, since I don't want to gift them with a permanent seat or anything.

But I wish that Presidents who remained healthy after their term would follow that example of John Q. Adams and entered the House or the Senate.

Why would they want to do that?  By the time they're done, they're completely spent.

[garbon]

What did Jimmy do again?  I don't really recall...I know he says mean things about Israel.

He still breathes.  Conservatives seem to have a real problem with that.

Man, Seedy the bailbondsman would not have been impressed by your love for Israel-bashing and Castropologism.  You've changed, man.

Indeed.

[Tonitrus]

Amendment 4 - House districts must equal the population of the smallest state.

So (Wyoming) 568,158/311,591,917 = 548 seats

You realize that still leaves the other states with under a million either over or underrepresented, quite possibly even moreso than now.

We should go back to the Constitutional minimum, and have 10,000+ Representatives.

[Zanza]

What if I want to protect Medicare from that theoretical Tea Party Congress?

Apart from some basic concepts like rule of law, democracy or republicanism, a constitution should not limit policy making. It should just make sure you need a wide consensus to change it. But something as specific as a health insurance program should not be protected.

[CountDeMoney]

Man, Seedy the bailbondsman would not have been impressed by your love for Israel-bashing and Castropologism.  You've changed, man.

Indeed.

Meh, fuck you guys.  Like I still need to be yelled at by old Jews for not bailing out enough black people.

[garbon]

Seeds, don't take it personally. I'm just being me.

[CountDeMoney]

Seeds, don't take it personally. I'm just being me.

Yes, and you're being particularly cuntacular today, I might add.

[Viking]

Amendment 4 - House districts must equal the population of the smallest state.

So (Wyoming) 568,158/311,591,917 = 548 seats

You realize that still leaves the other states with under a million either over or underrepresented, quite possibly even moreso than now.

We should go back to the Constitutional minimum, and have 10,000+ Representatives.

so every time you go to war there you have available to you 10,000 irregular untrained light infantry who just voted for the war?

[garbon]

Seeds, don't take it personally. I'm just being me.

Yes, and you're being particularly cuntacular today, I might add.

Whereas I'd say you've been rather sensitive but I'll call it a draw. I'm off to do other things.

[The Larch]

What did Jimmy do again?  I don't really recall...I know he says mean things about Israel.

Lots and lots of mean things about Israel.  "Apartheid" is one of them.

On the contrary he says nice things about Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez.  And despite the usual custom of former Presidents not criticizing their successors, Carter went out of his way to criticize Bush 43.

I have no problem with former Presidents ripping their successors...but the Chavez and Castro thing is pretty nutty.

Like what? I know he's a favourite lynchpin for the American right, but I'm not really aware of what he's done or said to merit that scorn.