• BillyClark@piefed.social
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    14 hours ago

    If the government still recognizes the authority of the constitution, then you can fix the constitution via amendments.

    Otherwise, it would be time for a new constitution. But of course, in that case, there would truly be nothing to be proud of. It would mean your entire country and government was a complete failure, and that whatever new constitution you ratified would have to make many provisions to protect the government from the overwhelming stupidity of the citizens.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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      11 hours ago

      I feel in the US we are closer to scenario two. Sure, it’s theoretically possible to modify the constitution but people have been trying to decades and the level of political consensus required is quite extreme.