[cripplecreek]

There’s a lot of talk about “modernizing” the constitution as well.

[Former Proud Canadian]

The constitution has already been modernized. To wit:

The civil war got rid of the idea of "state's rights". Since states didn't have the right to secede, they had no rights at all.

After that the constitution was "modernized" to allow direct election of senators (another blow to state's rights). It was "modernized" again to allow the federal government to tax and individual's income. I believe the final nail was struck when Roscoe Filburn was told by the Supreme Court that he could not grow wheat on his own farm for his own consumption. After that, it was up to liberals and their willing accomplices in the media to follow through.

If the federal government could dictate to an individual that they could not grow a food crop on their own farm for their own use, they could basically dictate anything to anybody. This will probably, and unfortunately, be affirmed when the supreme court upholds Obamacare later this year.

Can you detect the fear I feel for your republic?

[unixfox]

As long as the citizenry is armed, we have a chance.

For a little while anyway. Unfortunately it's your neighbors you have to be wary of. Can you trust them? Completely?

Yes, I'm being serious.