[Da Bilge Troll]

"but not scrapping it"

Who is suggesting that (other than Phyllis)?

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Convoke a convention and everything is on the table and up for grabs. Whatever it is that you want -- indirect election of senators or whatever -- you aren't going to get it from any convention that could happen nowadays.

I hope you didn't write the article yourself. It's whack-a-doodle:

For instance, as individuals, we have the natural and God-given right to defend ourselves. The Second Amendment grants nothing. The 2A merely acknowledges a preexisting right.

Well, no. People all over the world have a "natural and God-given right" to defend themselves. They don't have the Second Amendment (and we may not have it that much longer ourselves). Written laws and constitutions do matter. The natural rights you think you have aren't respected by governments without written guarantees.