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A mildly interesting list of proposed amendments that didn't pass (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/justpost@lemmy.world
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I saw this circulating around and thought it was an interesting read.

Some of these are horrendous, some are funny, and a few made me think "Hmm, maybe not a bad idea"

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This was an interesting comment that's opened my mind a little, so thanks for that.

How about: "conscripts can only be sourced from those who voted yes"?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Voting should always be anonymous. Otherwise it doesn't take much for strength of arms to influence a vote. The second a vote isn't anonymous, the data will be put on some computer, which means it can be hacked and stolen, then distributed.

    Imagine living in a place that had a 90% vote on one side and you voted on the other side. The next vote could mean your life.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why are we talking about conscripts? Modern (western) militaries have largely phased out conscription, and in case of war it’s extremely unlikely that you or I would be given a rifle and sent anywhere.

    This is not to say we are (or should feel) extraneous from our armies, they are our means of protection and should be used wisely - just that arguments that involve regular people getting “picked up” don’t have any place in places like USA or Western Europe.

    I don’t know where you are from, naturally things change in different situations - but the context here was a proposition for the American constitution.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    America still has the draft and requires every male citizen 18 years or older to sign up for it. This amendment would change the requirement from every male citizen 18 years or older to every citizen who voted to go to war.

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