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• X - Dec 24 2007 | books, toread, constitution, government, wishlist

  Looks cool.
• mohit - Dec 22 2007 | books, toread, constitution, government

  Watching this guy on PBS. He is making sense. The problem, in my opinion, is the reform he suggests is likely a Pandora's box.

  Quoted: Levinson's brief text (180 pages, excluding the helpful appendicies), goes beyond the popular depiction to point up those provisions among the six Articles and twenty-seven Amendments whose democratic pedigree are in serious doubt. The Electoral College is probably the best known and most egregious of these. Others, perhaps less glaring, but no less questionable, include distribution of the Senate, life tenure for Supreme Court justices, excessive presidential power, and a half-dozen other dubious provisions. You may agree with some, disagree with others, but all merit second thoughts in light of decades of practical experience.