“The paternal state not only feeds its children, but nurtures, educates, comforts, and disciplines them, providing all they need for their security. This appears to be a mildly insulting way to treat adults, but it is really a great crime because it transforms the state from being a gift of God, given to protect us against violence, into an idol. It supplies us with all blessings, and we look to it for all our needs. Once we sink to that level, as [C.S.] Lewis says, there is no point in telling state officials to mind their own business. ‘Our whole lives are their business.’”
To get from the above statement back to a Republic with the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence as our foundation for Liberty is going to require a lot more than 34 States deciding they are going to get together and come up with ideal amendments that are going to change HUMAN NATURE and right the ship of State.
Just my humble opinion based on my dealings with both sides of the Article V efforts.
Any worthwhile amendment, like repeal of the 17A and Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments, will employ humane nature such that it works toward the betterment of society, the general welfare.
Unless a measure helps in their reelection, today’s senators have little interest in securing state sovereignty. Repeal the 17A, and senators will once again serve their Constitutional function.
What took 103 years to corrupt, will not be reformed overnight.