pendennis wrote:
No - You miss the point. The Constitution is the law in the United States and is the basis for all laws, both among the several states and at the Federal level.
I can only assume you have neglected to read an earlier response I made concerning the Constitution. You obviously still "don't get it". Yes, there is an amendment process, and it's just fine as it is. It keeps the United States from becoming Canada, where the government is tyrannical on a whim.
The Founding Fathers never considered telephones, automobiles, computers, or other inventions created long after their deaths, but the document has withstood those advances. And if you believe that a******n was unknown in the 18th Century, you are badly under-educated. That a******n has gained popularity in modern times, shows a decline in moral values.
Yes, we do have variances in civil and criminal laws across the country and at the Federal level. The Feds have provisions for death penalties for certain crimes, as do a number of states. There are also a large number of states which do not have capital punishment. It should be that way, since the citizens of those several states have decided that the death penalty does not apply, no matter how heinous the crime(s). If you want a hodgepodge of laws, check out the civil laws of the states and the Feds. Tort definition in Michigan differs from Indiana, but that's how the citizens of those states want things. The correct terms are laws and not regulations.
The United States was used in the plural until the 1861-1865 War.
You should really do something about your own variances in Canada. We have one official language in the United States, and that's English. You have at least two (English and French), and maybe more, since you seem to have fallen in love with the oxymoronic concept of "First Persons". Got news for you. Those "First Persons" are not. They came across the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. Those folks are natively Mongoloids.
And here's one more for your study. There is no provision in the U.S. Constitution for referenda. That's why we have elected representatives.
Finally, there's absolutely no reason to "re-amend" (oxymoronic!!) the critically important 2nd Amendment. It's what keeps us from having tyrants running our country as you do now.
Either you are the world's greatest agent provocateur, or you really believe the tripe you write. If it's the latter, you need to take some U.S. government classes.
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Wow. What a great post!!