No. of Recommendations: 8
onepoorguy mentioned in a post "If I were writing a Constitution today, I'd severely restrict the power of the Executive. As we've seen in recent years, an unhinged Executive can run roughshod over everything with our current Constitution."
I agree with them on that. The idea of the unitary executive is not in the Constitution and needs to have a stake driven through its heart.
I would also restructure the make-up and power of the SCOTUS.
- term limits
- mandatory retirement age
- increase the number of district courts and require one SCOTUS justice to administer each district. (That means we would have 13 justices today.)
No one serving the POTUS either by appointment or at their discretion may engage in the buying or selling of stock, bonds, or other speculative investments. This would also apply to members of Congress, and to all federal judges.
Feel free to discuss and add to the philosopher king's wishlist.
