Recent questions tagged constitution

Description : President Trump suggested that all people who cross the border illegally (“invade” was the term he used) should be deported summarily, without a court hearing. Not Constitutional Law but is it another step in Trump running the country his way?

Last Answer : I mean, the guy did say that he would like people to treat him like the North Koreans treat Kim. He wants to be a dictator.

Description : Okay what is your take on Jared Kushner (Trump's Son-in-law) being named Senior Advisor to the President and Federal anti-nepotism rules?

Last Answer : All hail our Highness, the kind Donald I of Trump dynasty.

Description : Should the Electoral College be done away with?

Last Answer : answer:The Electoral College was created with the sole purpose of getting the slave states to agree to ratify the new Constitution and join the union. The non-slave states gave them extra votes ... and the President through the EC. It is an egregious institution and needs to be abolished.

Description : Will the Electoral College serve the purpose the Founding Fathers created it for?

Last Answer : answer:Since the electors are party hacks, the chances are slim. Some states prohibit their electors from backing anyone but the person the state selected but the penalties are not very prohibitive. I ... kill any future they may have within the party structure and, hey, party before country right?

Description : What's your take on the Trump supporters's initiative to repeal the 19th Amendment to the Constitution so women couldn't vote? If women couldn't vote, Trump would win big.

Last Answer : Will Hillary win if only women are allowed to vote?

Description : Should an educated American know what all of the amendments to the Constitution are, by heart?

Last Answer : I certainly couldn’t pull all of them up, but an educated American should at least have been exposed to them to the extent that they are recognized when referenced. eg. Obama’s 3rd term.

Description : Can the president re-name anything just by the stroke of a pen?

Last Answer : answer:Read the whole article that you didn't link to. The quick answer is no he can't, but in this case, the Bureau of Geographic Names had sat on this request for 40 years, and the president has ... action by the agency. So yes, in this case, the president has the power, but not in all cases.

Description : Is the President breaking the law?

Last Answer : I don't think he is breaking the law. I think he has a tendency to overlook other important details that greatly influence his decisions and law-making plans, and focus mainly on the main idea. (I think the ... he doesn't seem to see that.) He is, and continues to be, a work-in-progress president.

Description : How would you role play a Dungeons and Dragons chaotic good bard/character with straight 18's for ability scores?

Last Answer : Singing so badly that any monster dies from internal haemorrhaging. Then finish them off with my lute. (My only contacts with D&D are the movie, Neverwinter Nights 2 and the current Neverwinter MMO)

Description : Is the U.S. more... or less "safe" from NSA spying on their own citizens?

Last Answer : Sure. Unless you are a reporter who would report negatively on the government, or you have an ex who works for the Feds. Only 4 million people have top secret access. What are the odds you have upset someone in that set?

Description : Do you think that any of the 17 amendments of the Constitution, subsequent to the first 10 (which became the Bill of Rights,) should also come under the auspices of "The Bill of Rights?"?

Last Answer : answer:Many of the Founders would object to many of the 17 amendments. Allowing blacks and women to vote? Are you crazy? This is why it is good people die. Civilization needs to weed out that kind of thinking.

Description : There are 27 amendments to the Constitution. Why do only the first 10 come under the umbrella of "The Bill of Rights?"?

Last Answer : answer:Many of the original Founders were concerned (rightly so, apparently!) that a strong centralized government would be automatically too-strong from the get-go and would only get stronger. For ... the Bill of Rights as a precondition for their support of the Constitution as it was written.

Description : Is the U.S. Constitution really clearcut?

Last Answer : The constitution was written about 236 years ago. Maybe when it was written it was clearcut. But times have changed and shit needs to be updated from time to time, just like the second amendment. Guns need ... all of which would have a lesser of chance of happening if guns weren't legal in the US.

Description : What do you think of Romney choosing Robert Bork to select his judicial nominees?

Last Answer : I hope this gets people who are disappointed in Obama interested in fighting for his re-election.

Description : What is the constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act?

Last Answer : answer:I think its basis is this section of the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator ... , Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,

Description : Is there a defense fund for protesters wrongly arrested while exercising their constitutional rights?

Last Answer : I have no idea, but that is the greatest darn idea, ever. We can start with the woman that was pulled by her hair across the street, and the woman that was punched in the face.

Description : Casey Anthony acquittal, to whom does it seem to be the O.J. trial feminine style?

Last Answer : Spoiler Alert: She was proven non-guilty on all cases in which she was trialed for.

Description : Would it be better if the US president served only one term?

Last Answer : I’d say yes, it would force the president to actually get things done rather than focus on getting reelected and then coasting on with a who gives a damn attitude.

Description : Is there a difference between racism and racial discrimination?

Last Answer : Racial discrimination implies some sort of act. Racism is a belief.

Description : Should the USA Amend the Constitution to allow the President limited powers of war without a Congressional Declaration of War?

Last Answer : I think the President is the commander in chief and has the right to onvoke the use of military force without authorization from Congress.

Description : Awlaki and the CIA Hit List -- Should US Presidents have the right to target US Citizens for assassination without any judicial review?

Last Answer : No.

Description : Would you support an Amendment prohibiting the US Gov. from deficit spending even if it would likely lead to a future Great Depression?

Last Answer : Oh, if it were only that easy…

Description : Does the right to bear arms include swords?

Last Answer : Words mean things. Sometimes, definitions change. Arms at the time when the constitution was written implied those arms which one personally carried (e.g., musket, pistol, swords, dagger). Ordnance ... of today. Its illegal to the constitution to collect federal tax, but they do that anyways.

Description : Is the Supreme Court broken?

Last Answer : Welcome to America.

Description : We're Not Legally Obligated to Pay State/Federal Income Tax? It is a voluntary tax?

Last Answer : I can direct you to a law on a dot-gov website that states pretty darn clearly what happens to you if you don’t pay federal income taxes. You go to jail. So if by “voluntary” you mean, your choice is your money or your freedom, the suuuure, it’s voluntary.