Several points and directions to address, from the merit of our protection of Kuwaiti oilfields to Constitutional Law to aid for Africa. For ye mortals it would be a difficult task, but fortunately I can handle this with half my screen while surfing my porn sites with the other...
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Fine, but unless you think that the constitution is completely immalleable (in other words, cannont be subjected to today's world) then it's naivity.
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I don't think the Constitution is at all immalleable--in fact the process for change is well-defined and well-known: 1) Two-Thirds of the Members of both houses of congress approve of an amendment; then 2) 3-4ths of State Legislatures Ratify an amendment (US Constitution, Article V).
I often find that what people mean when they say that the US Constitution is "malleable" is that it can interpreted to mean things that it does not say.
By a chain of reasoning which eludes me, "Congress Shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" does not mean that the body of Congress can't establish a religion, but instead it means that the Federal Government has the power to tell parents of a community whether their kids can pray in school, or not (and for you smarty-pants types, I get the whole 14th amendment thing, that's not what I'm talking about)i. Likewise I cannot understand how the 10th amendment does not mean exactly what it says.
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Unless you want to completely abrograte any and all responsiblity in the world. If so then say it. No more nato, no more world bank, no more funding for aids in africa, no more UN (for why need a UN when nothing will be resolved), etc.
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1) Did you need me to argue against a US commitment to the UN? 2) As funding for aids in Africa, I'd say that plenty of africans already have aids and we shouldn't be sending more. 3) The world bank is a giant scam -- I'd deal with a loan shark before the world bank.
NATO??? That's a tougher one, and my thinking is along the lines of the Saddam in Kuwait, below, so I'll save a few words for now.....
Generally speaking, tho, we should ask more basic questions. Why should the US Government be responsible for so many of the world's problem? Is it best suited for these tasks? What costs do we ultimately bear, and are these costs worthwhile?
my time's running short (meetings and whatnot) -- i'll hit the others later.
regards,