Ry, have you ever looked into the bioregional movement? It's all about basing local sovereignty on regions defined by cultural and ecological boundaries instead of arbitrary political constructs. I think that's an especially interesting idea in light of the fact that we live in a world filled with t...

Ry, you'll like this:

http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~mwhitake/biost ... C_1-3.html

It's an argument for keeping the electoral college from the point of view of bioregionalism.

Call it a long-term goal but I think America would be better off with a new constitution. The United States Constitution, as written in 1788, is inadequate to the exigencies of the modern world. It was written by men who condoned slavery and believed property owners should make the decisions for the...

Well, Iconoclast, that was certainly a thorough and well-substantiated response. However, I disagree. Certainly we can look at the United States' prior shift from the Articles of Confederation to our current system to see that social collapse does not a priori result from such a change. Granted, the...

Does anyone else feel that the USA needs a new constitution?

Definitely no. The mainstream media are hopelessly skewed by their profit-driven owners.

Oh certainly religion should be tolerated, but within limits. Let me extend my earlier example--nobody in America would deny somebody the right to express his or her faith in Tezcatlipoca if he or she chose to do so. Unless that expression involved bringing back those blood-stained altars. My point ...

Now, I'm reading this debate between Hitchens and Galloway and I can't help but notice Galloway's emphasis on how the Arabs are wronged and how we're making enemies of Islam. This is from a man who called for a global alliance between Progressives and Muslims. Well speaking as a secularist, I find I...

I'll have to check out that debate. I found a transcript for those of us who use the computer at work and can't watch vids :wink: It can be found here . I agree with a lot of what Chomsky says but he seems to be stuck on What America Does Wrong. While it's a topic that isn't given enough discussion,...

Although Galloway was MUCH better than Donahue. Not familiar with that one. Got a link or transcript? I agree, most leftys don't focus on the right things. They say stuff like "not authorized by Congress" even though military action without a declaration of war has been a part of American foreign p...