Yeah right. You voted for it? It GOT it's power from delegates to state conventions a long time ago. But that power was ill-defined. The language was broad and vague, and left the Supreme Court to sort out. So, the extent and power of the national government, not to mention the extent and meaning of the Bill of Rights, is decided by the Supreme Court. You voted for them?
Consent of the governed is a fairy tale. Try not consenting and see where it gets you. We're governed by the national government under the Constitution because it was in force when we were born, and there's nothing we can do about it. Flatter yourself with talk of freedom all you want, but we're as free as THEY allow us to be.
Patrick Henry, Virginia Ratifying Convention 20 June 1788:
“No theoretical checks, no form of government, can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.”
The creeping tyranny of our government is not the result of a faulty Constitution. A debauched people are responsible.