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A Boring Dystopia
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Unlike prior revolutions in which the new regime was established after the old, we should write a new constitution in advance.
Start with a framework. Maybe take the Constitution of the United States and make some no-brainer changes (getting rid of the EC, say. Or election by ranked choice)
And then, we develop it. Run clauses by legal scholars, hold town halls. Get it on the web. Debate about the benefits of competing clause versions.
So that when there is a movement, a resistance (and there will be) an organized rebellion, the people will not just have an enemy to fight against but something to fight for.
We already did these things eighty years ago. But, you forgot why we've an EC. Admitting you're powerless over your chronic ignorance and apathy is step 1.
Maybe don't be a dick
Our issues are so bad we've back to back hurricanes in Florida and the White House. But, you're more concerned with feelings. Eighty years of your ideology hasn't worked so well. Perhaps you should reconsider.