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Constitution Solution: Organize government into separate but equal branches thus decentralizing power. Further, divide power between a national (federal) government and its sub-components (states). Further, enumerate the powers the federal government can exercise (only 18 are specifically listed) and leave the remaining to the states and the people.
Has it worked without a hitch? Of course not, but the ideal has been established. Those who say we need to update or modernize the Constitution usually have in mind a more efficient executive unhindered by a squabbling legislature – in short, centralized power and no checks and balances. What a step backward that would be.Share
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