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The final episode for this season of Extra Politics! The title is a bit of a bummer but it's important to understand where the holes in our system so we can fix them. We can't rely on norms of behavior to prevent people from taking advantage of exploits. 

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Fixing Broken Politics - You Think It's Bad Now... - Extra Politics

We've gone over some exploits in the American political system but honestly... It could be a lot worse. Here are some of the bugs/exploits that exist RIGHT NOW that people haven't taken advantage of yet. If you're a citizen of the US and are over 18, VOTE - https://www.vote.org/ And follow us on Twitch for election night coverage on 11/3 at 6 pm EST : https://www.twitch.tv/extracredits Subscribe to Extra Credits for more episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get info about all our shows at http://becausegamesmatter.com ___________ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-credits-community-code-of-conduct Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Follow us on social media! Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr

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Calvin McClory

Something I've thought about with amendments is what forces them to work. Presidents have already ignored court rulings, the SC has no mechanism to actually stop the executive branch. How would a 3-month deadline work? Without consequences it's meaningless. The biggest exploit that needs to be filled is congress giving power to the executive. The constitution gives congress coining and war powers, yet the FED can CtrlC CtrlV new money, and the war on terror gives the POTUS a blank check to invade any nation so long as their "fighting terrorism"