Not an American Constitutional law expert, or an American but if it was completely constitutional wouldn't it have been addressed in the last 20 years?
Both sides of the aisle have held power in America in those 20 years.
Both sides of the aisle have held power in America in those 20 years.
A notion can have very widespread support and still not pass, or get much serious work done. (It's common for the party in power to bottle something up in a committee without giving it a full hearing.) So lack of action isn't evidence one way or the other. It just means it's nearly impossible to do anything via legislation.
To the comment below that is "dead" you are completely correct IMO. HN has too many gov't lurkers here manipulating votes. Most dead comments are gold.