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Of our options, getting the states out in front of this parade would be very helpful but not absolutely necessary.

They're going to run into this:

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

And as far as "In pursuance thereof" goes, again, who, under the Constitution, gets to decide what is and isn't in pursuance thereof? So much of that has already been well established, as I already outlined. Very hard to undo.

If it is truly the people's job to undo it, as it is, then the one mode offered under the Constitution that would work is calling a convention. But no one wants that. The outcome would be worse, it is supposed. Why? Because the people are ignorant and we are devoid of real leadership on the question.

One last thing, the government is able to shape the people. Each generation grows up in the system that exists when they are born. Unless they are taught otherwise, they accept it as it is. They grow accustomed to it. In my view, one area where change should be pursued is education. If conservatives want to win in the long run, they should infiltrate and overtake the educational system. They should flood the school boards, they should become teachers en masse, they should infiltrate children's educational programs, they should create children's cartoons and games that subtley embue conservative principles. They should infiltrate the culture in discreet ways--make first person shooter video games that have subtle conservative messages built into the story line. They must influence the people, educate and indoctrinate the children, and win the battle of ideas by every means necessary. In this way, over the course of a few decades, they might begin to make a dent and see a glint of light among the people.

That's what I did. I left corporate life and became a music intructor. Even in this role, I can subtly and imperceptibly pass on principles and ideas that might take hold in young minds.

Some of what you posted makes sense; most of it doesn't, so I hardly know where to begin. Your zoo cage should have citizen guards surrounding it so that when a lion tries to escape, it's shot! For that matter, you could get rid of the bars altogether, but any discerning lion understands the consequences and will stay in its cage so long as the guards are vigilant. The rest of your ramblings notwithstanding, you know the rest of the story.

I submit the jury is still out on whether Americans will be up to the challenge of once again guarding the lions. The 2010 elections should give us a pretty good idea.