American Neo-Arctoism

Issues in US Today
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Historical Roots of Problems
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Future Predictions
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Constitutional Reform
To solve the US's problems, Arctofire believes that a 'grand compromise' is needed between liberals and  conservatives. A giant constitutional amendment should be introduced, giving both liberals and conservatives some things they want, whilst tackling the poor functioning of government, political polarization, and corporate influence in politics.

In order for this amendment to gain widespread societal support, it must come from the grassroots. Arctofire proposes a process of citizens assemblies in each state and territory of the US, adjusted for party affiliation, political views, age, sex, region, and ethnicity. These assemblies would then feed back to each other to draft an amendment which could gain the support of at least 3/4ths of the states in ratifying conventions.

This is what true  is, as it is proposing major changes to the status quo and attacking an entrenched political bureaucracy, whilst seeking wide support across the political spectrum and rejecting binary divides between left and right.

The 28th amendment would be the longest amendment to the US constitution in history. These changes are ones that Arctofire reckons are likely to be introduced as part of a compromise settlement, as well as his personal proposals, though it would ultimately be for these assemblies themselves to decide. Each tab will explain what the amendment will change for a major subject.


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 * The size of the Supreme Court would be reduced from 9 to 7 justices, and constitutionally fixed at that number.


 * Each justice would be appointed for a staggered, non-renewable, 14 year term. The sitting president would nominate two justices per presidential term, as a justice would retire every two years.


 * Justices must be between the ages of 50 and 65 at appointment, and are obliged to retire from law and politics after the completion of their term.


 * All justices must be confirmed with a 2/3 senate majority. Simple majority voting leads to the partisan politicization of the front bench, and leads to those justices with explicit political agendas getting selected. A 2/3 confirmation majority is required in most countries, and it would help promote judicial independence and moderation.


 * All justices must interpret the constitution's words as they were intended to be interpreted, by those who wrote them, at that time. The 'living constitution' is responsible for a large degree of undue judicial interference which has inflamed the culture war. It is the job of elected officials to make laws, not the courts; the courts should only block laws the legislature makes which violate existing law

Economic Reform
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Foreign Policy
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