We don’t need a Constitutional convention to draft a new constitution. We need people in positions of authority who adhere to the document we have.
Roger that. We need a “new constitution” just like we need a “new immigration law”.
“We don’t need a Constitutional convention to draft a new constitution. We need people in positions of authority who adhere to the document we have.”
And since that ain’t happening lo these many years, your fix is exactly ........ what?
We don’t need a Constitutional convention to draft a new constitution. We need people in positions of authority who adhere to the document we have.
We need several more clear and concise amendments that term limit polticians and federal judges and to double down on the chains we placed upon politicians to prevent them from screwing with our lives any more than they already have.
The “Liberty amendments” are a re-affirmation of the Original bill of rights, unlike the “progressive amendments” that tell the people what they can and cannot do... The “Liberty Amendments” tell the polticians not to tread on us...
Well, the Framers disagreed with you. The early state constitutions leaned heavily toward democracy. Governors were kept weak and often appointed by the legislatures. Property was far from secure.
It didn't work out. Too much popular will lead to the problems that brought about the federal convention.
The Framer's design fragmented power between the states and the new government they created. The 17th Amendment did away with vertical division of power and overnight we went from a federal republic to a democratic republic.
We can blame 99% of our current troubles on the 17th Amendment, and no semiannual series of elections will cure what ails our dying republic. The states have the constitutional authority to reclaim the power they gave away 101 years ago. It must be done.
If you have a plan that will accomplish that (since that's exactly what we've been trying to do for a century), I would be very interested in seeing it!