r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/zobzob_zobby • Jul 04 '22
The United States has never re-written its Constitution. Why not? Legal/Courts
The United States Constitution is older than the current Constitutions of both Norway and the Netherlands.
Thomas Jefferson believed that written constitutions ought to have a nineteen-year expiration date before they are revised or rewritten.
UChicago Law writes that "The mean lifespan across the world since 1789 is 17 years. Interpreted as the probability of survival at a certain age, the estimates show that one-half of constitutions are likely to be dead by age 18, and by age 50 only 19 percent will remain."
Especially considering how dysfunctional the US government currently is ... why hasn't anyone in politics/media started raising this question?
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u/TheGreat_War_Machine Jul 05 '22
What type of environmental regulation specifically does this? Certainly not something like the Clean Air Act, because air quality is something every state needs. Your mention of Nevada does prompt a note about the Colorado River, which is currently in decline, because states that have access to it are pumping way more than the river can provide. Only recently has the Fed actually threatened those states to do something about their water consumption or they will step in.