[shove_it]

The problem is, no one is enforcing it.

And why would we expect these statist administrations to enforce even more conservative amendments?

[Jacquerie]

And why would we expect these statist administrations to enforce even more conservative amendments?

Structural amendments, as proposed by Levin cannot be ignored. His amendments would not only re-federalize the government, they would make it more federal than the original design of our Framers. THAT is the only way to possibly restore our freedoms.

[precisionshootist]

If the 17th amendment is repealed, how would the "statist" NOT enforce that change?

If repeal of the 17th amendment is the only ratified change then it will be worth it. Over time this change alone would begin to restore liberty by shifting power back to the states. Repeal of the 17th, will also have the effect of term limits and would make lifetime celebrity senators extinct.

The problem with statements like "no one is enforcing the Constitution we have" is that it's simply not true. The Constitution can not and is not being ignored in this country. What is happening is the left is finding loopholes and weaknesses in some of the wording and exploiting those weaknesses.

Simple changes to the constitution can slam the door shut on the left. Repeal the 17th, remove the commerce clause, clarify the wording of the 2nd. etc.