Nearly a decade ago (sheesh... am I that old?) there was a thread in the forum about a Constitution for Ameriwanks that sought to optimize the US Constitution as drafted, under the guise of greater framer foresight, for a United States that was ultimately "successful" in uniting the whole of the American continent(s) under a single, great, perpetual union. This does not, however, exclude the idea of a United States that is also inhibited in its actual territorial growth as a nation. Rather it serves as the bedrock for the ideals of that nation pursuant to that great union, whether ultimately successful or not.
Rather than performing the act of thread necromancy, an unspeakable taboo of which I was prone to back in the days of yore, I'd figured instead to grant the concept new life. And while all in good fun, it also seeks to serve as a place of discussion and for ideas to flourish. This thread does not seek to create a single, indomitable Constitution for the United States of Ameriwank, IOTL or IATL, but rather, in the words of the original thread:
As linked and quoted, it is desirable to work within the foundation of the Constitution as it existed originally. Utilizing such documents as the:
This link will serve as the base version of the Constitution for our edits, previously incorporating changes made from the original thread. All further changes subject to the above. Please know that this is open to anyone and such input from all members is welcome. But know that not all suggestions will be incorporated into this Constitution.
Rather than performing the act of thread necromancy, an unspeakable taboo of which I was prone to back in the days of yore, I'd figured instead to grant the concept new life. And while all in good fun, it also seeks to serve as a place of discussion and for ideas to flourish. This thread does not seek to create a single, indomitable Constitution for the United States of Ameriwank, IOTL or IATL, but rather, in the words of the original thread:
[This] is meant to be a forum to discuss such changes to the original text of the US Constitution produced by the Constitutional Convention as it may be fitting for Ameriwank timelines. [...] The changes introduced to the Constitution are meant to make its workings more efficient and better adapted to the expansion and growth of the nation, and are assumed to be either the effect of the different set of states, or the result of the Framers having such greater political and constitutional foresight about the subsequent evolution and needs of the USA as it may deemed barely reasonable.
As linked and quoted, it is desirable to work within the foundation of the Constitution as it existed originally. Utilizing such documents as the:
- Continental Association
- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- Constitution of the Confederacy
- Previously Ratified or Proposed Amendments to the "Original Text" that can be reasonably included from inception
- Any personal writings of the Fathers of the United States as deemed appropriate
- Subsequent personal writings of Great Americans, or other Great American Documents, that could potentially be adapted into the Constitution in its base form, or as a later Amendments
This link will serve as the base version of the Constitution for our edits, previously incorporating changes made from the original thread. All further changes subject to the above. Please know that this is open to anyone and such input from all members is welcome. But know that not all suggestions will be incorporated into this Constitution.