(07-02-2024, 09:04 AM)robkelk Wrote: That isn't the only way to do it. You could have a constitutional convention to pass any number of constitutional amendments -- it specifically says so in your Constitution.
Yes, that would make obvious how united you currently aren't, but it's possible.
(07-02-2024, 06:24 AM)nemonowan Wrote: Do you remember when was the last time right-wing nuts supported and passed second-amendment restrictions? It was when the Black Panthers followed the then-current law to the letter and started patrolling black neighborhoods with assult rifles to defend their people from police abuse. Once they found out that their laws could empower the target of their hate they changed them in a hurry.
Considering that this particular court decision applies only to the POTUS, that isn't really an option this time around.
I wasn't referring to the mechanisms by which the constitution might be changed, but the motivations to change it into a liberal non-dictatorial direction, given the current climate.
And a constitutional convention would be a bad idea since once it is convened they can write a whole new constitution and conservative states have the number advantage.