Just to clarify, are you missing a “not” somewhere?
You state that it is the character of the people, but then you say you disagree with the Constitution becoming a suicide pact if the people become too depraved.
I’m suggesting that the Constitution is only as good as the people who wield it.
For example, we’ve set ourselves up for the possibility with the Vinson ruling that SCOTUS could make a single ruling now on a 5-4 decision and forever change the accepted meaning of the Constitution to force people to buy healthcare...or whatever.
Well, ok. So what if George Washington was the President and the SCOTUS ruled in such a way? He would de-commission HHS and whatever he could in his executive powers as being inconsistent with his understanding of liberty and the Constitution.
Point is, even in the best case, we are already down to 535+9+1=545 people controlling every last element of our lives within the constraints of the Constitution.
The Constitution very well can become a suicide pact at some point.