[zeugma]

No, history is on the other side. There is an extensive record of colonial-era conventions and none of them did any of the things you fear.

So you think we have statesmen of the quality of Adams, Franklin, Mason and the rest? Who are they?

[Da Bilge Troll]

"So you think we have statesmen of the quality of Adams, Franklin, Mason and the rest? "

If you trust no one, the only option is the status-quo.