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rgbgraph | 2 years ago

If this were another venue, I would reply to this post with a single, solitary nerd emoji.

The constitution should be ripped apart and rewritten — if it requires hordes of over-educated lawyers to faff about on what it actually means.

The supreme court was a mistake. Congress was a mistake. The executive office was a mistake.

The only thing all of these organizations do is further their own interests.

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seanmcdirmid|2 years ago

If such a constitution was written as you suggest, then it would have been outdated and torn up long ago. It would have been too rigid to stand the test of time. Also HN supports at least one emoji (囧).

rgbgraph|2 years ago

Perhaps it shouldn’t stand the test of time — it should be a reflection if its time, and change with them.

Here’s the one, let’s see if it renders: