I'm just saying that we have the potential to be ready. We're nowhere near it, and even the think tanks, as far as I can tell, spend little time thinking about it. Conservative "thought" remains mired in the romantic beautification of the Framers and their product.
That's why the antifederalists are so important, and probably why they are also so totally ignored. They cut through the gauze and deal with the Constitution as it is, and deal with the framers for what they were--politicians.
But that doesn't fit the easily digested propaganda that serves as political talk. It's too complicated. Maybe when Glenn Beck grows up, he may progress to the point where he notices that there were great men who saw through the baloney even back then.
In the meantime, I agree. We're nowhere near ready, and our nation will probably crumble before that day ever comes. Good enough.
That is TREASON, Mr. Henry! The KING shall hear of this!!
The antis got a lot wrong.
As Hamilton relates, no one thought the Constitution was perfect, for perfection was not to be found on this earth.
The Constitution was uniquely American. It did not just happen, but was the result of almost 180 years of experience in self government.
The Constitution fixed the farcical treaty known as the Articles and gave the world what would become a beacon of light and hope.