Hello Dale,

On Tuesday July 21 2020 00:34, you wrote to Bj”Rn Felten:

 DS> I think that the USA constitution is doing just fine, in spite of how
 DS> it is getting strained lately.  After all it has lasted intact more
 DS> than almost any other country's constitution.

Because it is impossible to change it and adding amendments is vey difficult.
When push comes to shove that rigidity may turn out to be a weakness. It can
not be adapted to a rapidly changing world.

A basic weakness of democracy is that it can turn itself into a dictatoship if
that is what the majority wants. You (plural) keep saying that in the US there
are checks and balances that prevent that. I do not share your confidence. On
the contrary, I wonder if that accident in slow motion isn't exactly what we
are watching right now... :(

And no, I am not saying it can not happen here....


Cheers, Michiel

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