12 Amendments to Meet the Moment
" Breaking the back of the MAGA Mob " Now let’s get real. I recognize that it is not safe to assume that normalcy will be restored following some future election, or ever, but I want to engage in a useful thought exercise. If sanity were to return, what are some ways we could lock in protections for basic rights that we are watching be destroyed in real time now? Coming from a lifelong legal career, I gravitate towards institutional reform, although I hasten to acknowledge that other types of reform might be equally effective, such as changing social media algorithms, caging emergent A.I. threats, or reducing wealth disparity. Here are 12 constitutional reforms that could address presidential instability and abuse, and reorient the U.S. government’s mandate to meet the challenges of our century. 1. Shared nuclear launch authority Amend the Commander‑in‑Chief clause (Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 ) so that first use of nuclear weapons (except in response to ...
