Kurt Goedel's Loophole

[FireDragon76]

Kurt Goedel, one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th century, once expressed objections to the US Constitution, because he had fears that it contained a loophole that would allow for a dictatorship.

Unfortunately, we don't know the full details of his argument, merely that he saw internal contradictions in the US Constitution.

 

[Goonie]

Kurt Goedel, one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th century, once expressed objections to the US Constitution, because he had fears that it contained a loophole that would allow for a dictatorship.

Unfortunately, we don't know the full details of his argument, merely that he saw internal contradictions in the US Constitution.

Well I suspect it's got something to do with the insurrection act that Trump is looking at enacting. He's already got Vance and his defence sec getting the grounds ready.

 

[Jermayn]

Kurt Goedel, one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th century, once expressed objections to the US Constitution, because he had fears that it contained a loophole that would allow for a dictatorship.

Unfortunately, we don't know the full details of his argument, merely that he saw internal contradictions in the US Constitution.

It can happen in any government as polarized as America. Both sides of the aisle are so eager to "win" that they would gladly accept a dictator who aligns with their political views.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

It can happen in any government as polarized as America. Both sides of the aisle are so eager to "win" that they would gladly accept a dictator who aligns with their political views.

Yeah, I don't think that's true at all. Both sides are not the same.

 

[DaisyDay]

It can happen in any government as polarized as America.

Perhaps, but it is happening for realsies, here and now.

Both sides of the aisle are so eager to "win" that they would gladly accept a dictator who aligns with their political views.

Nope. One faction of one side is promoting a dictatorship in the bud.

 

[DaisyDay]

Yeah, I don't think that's true at all. Both sides are not the same.

And that's not fair to the anti-monarchy part of the right wing. As much as many of them have been cowed into submission, not all of them have been. Here's to the ones who defy the fools and cowards!

 

[durangodawood]

Someone tell us: whats the "loophole" ???

(Godel, he probably saw loopholes everywhere.)

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Nope. One faction of one side is promoting a dictatorship in the bubud.

Oh yeah? Well what's the other side promoting? Human rights? Respectfully the Ghays, Heatlhcare, Rainbows? Sounds like a nightmare!

 

[jacks]

My AI engine says the following was the "loophole".

Kurt Gödel's concerns about a potential loophole in the U.S. Constitution were primarily centered around the process of amending the Constitution itself. He believed that the amendment process could be manipulated in such a way that it might allow for the establishment of a dictatorship. Specifically, he pointed to the fact that if a majority in Congress and the states agreed, they could theoretically amend the Constitution to remove checks and balances or to concentrate power in a way that could undermine democratic governance.