Oh Kurt Gödel, you lovable logician freak.

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• OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Everytime the supreme Court does something batshit that allows Trump more power, I wonder if this is what Godel was worried about.

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  • Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The main flaw in the constitution, as it turns out, is that’s it’s a piece of paper, and means shit without all people agreeing to do what it says.

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  • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Fair. Although they don’t need to be clever, just complicit.

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• GandalftheBlack@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If you’re paranoid about food poisoning, maybe cook your own food

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• zwerg@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Is it true about the U.S. constitution? I want to learn more…

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  • dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Fairly short read effectively, it’s never been made public what the loophole was/is, and all those who knew first hand are dead now. But it’s speculated to be a few different things, the leading theory (and the one I think is it) is article V, the process by which we amend the constitution. If we can amend the constitution, we can amend article V, meaning we can then make it easier to amend again later, in a downward spiral. We could also amend the constitution, do a bunch of fashy shit, then amend article V to make it so the constitution could not be amended ever again.

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    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      and this is why people need to be informed of the ultimate legal loophole: the law is simply a collective agreement, if enough people make it clear to everyone else that they think the law is nonsense we can just change it regardless. It’s not a magic document enforced by fae magic.

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    • SuperEars@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      As far back as high school I assumed this was possible. All it took was learning about amendments 18 (Prohibition of alcohol) and 21 (scratch that).

      Those touting their pocket edition US Constitutions (I think we saw Ted Cruz do this?) do so with the same with bibles. All I see is John Brittle from Django Unchained.

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  • Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    just wait a few months

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  • mumblerfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gödel's_Loophole

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  • AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I don’t think they ever publicly stated what the flaw was. Would love to know, too.

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• capuccino@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Lol you born in USA and automatically accept a “Terms and conditions” that you didn’t read

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