- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections.
“I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY – ILLNESS, DISABILITY…,” the president wrote in his Sunday morning Truth Social post.
161 years is NOTHING for a country. Almost all other major nations are a millenium or older.
The city I lived in before this one was founded in 1776 and the one I live in now is about a thousand years older. We have buildings still standing that are 5 times as old as the US or older.
True, but how stable has the actual government been through that time? Cities almost universally live through many governments throughout their existence.
This goes for nations, one clue here is they used to be called kingdoms with a very different form of government from many nations today.
Also if you do some research on this you find that the United States has one of the longest running constitutional democracies in the world.
So while 161 years might not seem like much in the arc of history, as far as democracy goes it’s nothing to sneeze at.
The US constitution is the second oldest active constitution in the world.
The oldest is the constitution for the US state of Massachusetts.
My house is from 1779. Not quite the age of the US, but I think the house will win in the end.