MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
Serious question, what sort of constitutional amendment would you think would be enough to earn the world’s trust back? Is there anything at all? I know most of us would be very much in support of a maximum age to hold presidential office, as well as a lot more transparency being required of that office.
Serious question, what sort of constitutional amendment would you think would be enough to earn the world’s trust back?
None. The issue is not that you don’t have the right legal framework (although we can discuss a lot in that area). The problem is that you made it clear that whatever laws are in the books, they are for the poor people, if you are rich you are above the law and finally here we are. Trump has broken laws, ethical guidelines, policies, etc and literally nothing has happened.
Without changing a single law, if you had actually prosecuted Bush for war crimes (and actually punish him and his regime) we would not be here.
Some people alluded that Germany is trusted after the Nazis, but they seem to fail to see that they literally had to hang Nazis, ban all things Nazi and eat crow for a long while before things started turning.
I can’t answer for the rest of the world, will trust the US again when it abolishes capitalism and makes sure that wealth/power can not be hoarded by private individuals or unaccountable organizations. This is the only solution. Everything you propose is just a bandaid on a gaping wound that is the dictatorship of capital; it doesn’t really matter how effective or competent the governance structure is, as long as it is subservient to a few billionaire oligarchs.
Serious question, what sort of constitutional amendment would you think would be enough to earn the world’s trust back? Is there anything at all? I know most of us would be very much in support of a maximum age to hold presidential office, as well as a lot more transparency being required of that office.
None. The issue is not that you don’t have the right legal framework (although we can discuss a lot in that area). The problem is that you made it clear that whatever laws are in the books, they are for the poor people, if you are rich you are above the law and finally here we are. Trump has broken laws, ethical guidelines, policies, etc and literally nothing has happened.
Without changing a single law, if you had actually prosecuted Bush for war crimes (and actually punish him and his regime) we would not be here.
Some people alluded that Germany is trusted after the Nazis, but they seem to fail to see that they literally had to hang Nazis, ban all things Nazi and eat crow for a long while before things started turning.
Not nothing. He was re-elected President by the American people, and even won the popular vote this time.
I can’t answer for the rest of the world, will trust the US again when it abolishes capitalism and makes sure that wealth/power can not be hoarded by private individuals or unaccountable organizations. This is the only solution. Everything you propose is just a bandaid on a gaping wound that is the dictatorship of capital; it doesn’t really matter how effective or competent the governance structure is, as long as it is subservient to a few billionaire oligarchs.