Question: Is there any organization that targets the American left with basic explainers/education about the U.S. Constitution? Or any theories on why the left is so Constitutionally illiterate? It's worse than I thought, and I already thought it was pretty bad.
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- campaign finance reform (requires a Constitutional amendment) - eliminate electoral college (requires a Constitutional amendment) - make Senate progressive (requires a Constitutional amendment) etc. Where are the active campaigns for a Constitutional Convention on the left?
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Senate reform is disallowed by Article V. I don't think a convention under the existing framework makes sense. It requires a convention, separated from the framework for amending the current constitution, after a major constitutional crisis.
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Well, we’re in the crisis now. As long as the Senate exists as currently constituted, we will remain in crisis.
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Replying to @mateosfo @Jeffinatorator
I was thinking more like the sort of crisis that leads all the Democrats to resign en masse to make it clear that the current system isn't a fair democracy, setting clear conditions for what would allow them to resume participation.

Oct 7, 2018 · 10:07 PM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @Jeffinatorator
But GOP would laugh at that. I mean I get the sentiment but they already deny the legitimacy of Democratic governance, why would mass resignation change that? It certainly doesn’t raise any legal issues, other than calling special elections. A parliament would be nice, though.