The U.S. Needs a Constitution—Here's How to Write It

Alex Seitz-wald, writing for the Atlantic:

For one, the Public International Law & Policy Group, a pro-bono law firm that advises transitioning countries on the rule of law, developed a 222-page U.N.-endorsed “Post-Conflict Constitution Drafter’s Handbook” that practically offers constitution-writing by the word game Mad Libs. It comes complete with sample language (“The capital city of [State] is [Capital City]”), instructions on how to write a preamble, and a veritable choose-your-own adventure story of democratic forms of governance: Would you like to be a federal state, where power flows from the regions to the capital, or a unity state, where all power derives from the seat of government? Religious or secular? Democracy is available off the shelf.

“The crazy group of obstructionist politicians is [political party].”

I love it. Democracy Mad Libs!