[Publius6961]

I wrote a similar "hopeless scenario" about two years ago, when it became obvious what the "change" in "Hope and Change" meant.

At the time, I speculated that when the Legislative and the Executive colluded to ignore the Constitution, it was game over.

I clearly remember the closing words,

"What alternative is left (to armed insurrection)?"
Clearly at that point neat, rational Constitutional Amendments are not a likely option, as we are presently witnessing.

The Founding Fathers were simply incapable of including a remedy to that scenario, other than the implied repetition of the Declaration of Independence.

But there is a bright side, which can be discussed another day.

[Gilbo_3]

The Founding Fathers were simply incapable of including a remedy to that scenario, other than the implied repetition of the Declaration of Independence.

if the founder couldve ever imagined the instant comms and databases available to centralized government, would they even have bothered with the rest of the Amendments ???

my bet is that they wouldve simply codified lynching for all public servants that usurp any power...

but being gentlemen, and CHRISTians, they had to play the shades of grey game, and allow evil power-lust types a chance to repent via the ballot box...

its mans destiny to be 'ruled' by power whores until it gets bad enuff to refuse...however that will work...