How would you change the Constitution?

Question

If you could change any one thing in the U.S. Constitution, either by taking something out or amending, what would it be and why?

Just curious!

Answer 1

i would change the part about all men are created equal to all men and women are created equal

Answer 2

You never want to go there.

Answer 3

I would not change it.

Answer 4

slightly change the right to bear arms.

Answer 5

It's perfect.

Answer 6

I wouldn't change it

Answer 7

"I would restore it to its original intent.... I wish politicians would stop trying to change it to suit their personal needs and agendas"

The guy who said this one deserves the best answer, straight up!!

Answer 8

I would restore it to its original intent.... I wish politicians would stop trying to change it to suit their personal needs and agendas

Answer 9

not a bad question...

i would disolve the republic and turn our country into a true democracy... one where popular vote decides the winer of elections rather then an "electoral" college... then i would fix the number of senators to 1 from each party per state... maybe that would FORCE the b******s to work together... further... i would make "compromise bills" illegal... no tagging your interests on a bill as a negotiation to get votes from the other party...

Answer 10

I'd make the second ammendment more strict to limit gun deaths.  I'd make hunting illegal unless you are going to eat what you kill.  Our elections would be done by popular vote, in other words Bush would not have been elected.  I'd make g*y rights law, but if you think about it it is covered in "life liberty and pursuit of happiness" but some people still don't get it.  I'd emphasize freedom of religion, so things like "in god we trust" would be taken off the quarter.

Answer 11

Could probably clarify the 2nd Amendment a little bit.  But other than that, its a very well-written document.

All that is needed is that we actually pay attention to it...

Answer 12

Change the right to bare arms to that you can wear shirts with no sleeves. Or the right to bear arms as in you can have hairy arms like a bear.

Answer 13

I think anyone who doesn't know the difference between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence should go back to school... "taking something out" and "amending" are one in the same...and it should be returned to its original form.

Answer 14

Get rid of the electoral college.

Hey Lap:  The "All men are created equal" is in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.  Nice work...

Answer 15

I would not change it.  I am not sure that it is perfect, but it is working well, and changes could easily make things worse. As my grandfather used to say: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Answer 16

Yes, I would make it binding, unchangeable. The Bush admin is tearing it apart.

Answer 17

I'd change two things:

1) Delete the 16th Amendment, because it was never legally ratified and is actually unconstitutional. Retaining 100% of the fruits of one's labors was regarded by the founders as an obvious and fundamental natural right. The income tax and IRS would have shocked them.

I guess, just to make sure, even though all natural rights are covered under the 9th Amendment, I would specify somewhere that neither the United States nor the States have power to levy an income tax. There, clear enough for you thieves?  lol

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2) Clarify the language of the 2nd Amendment so that the original intentions of the founders could not be twisted. That amendment is in there for self-defense against any attack — foreign, domestic, or criminal. The preamble to the amendment, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State," is not a qualifying condition, but rather one example of the application of the right to bear arms. It was a typical practice of that time to insert exemplory preambles and they were understood to be just that, an example. Not a condition.

So, the 2nd Amendment using present day language conventions would simply read, "The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

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Other than that, the Constitution is about as perfect a governing document as has ever existed, or does exist, on this planet.

Answer 18

The only thing wrong with the Constitution is that our government wipes their @55 with it instead of using it to direct their actions.

Just about everything wrong in America is a direct result of not following or operating outside the explicit guidelines of the Constitution.  Congress' contemptible destruction of our 4th Amendment rights this week in their vote on the FISA bill is a clear example of how little respect our government has for the Constitution these days.

Despite swearing an oath to it, the majority in Congress are more loyal to their party or special interests than the Constitution.