It’s an open question whether states really have the moxie required to come up with a better formulation. Phyllis may be right on practical grounds rather than theoretical ones.
As C. S. Lewis put it, those who twisted under the old system will twist under the new one as well. Giving up a lot of stuff that they have been accustomed to getting from an Uncle Sugar will be required. Are states willing to go lean for the sake of a meaningful political reformation of what the USA is about?
I posit that the ultimate engine is going to have to be divine, not political. Almost any constitution will suffice if the people are vibrantly serving God. Any constitution will fail, if the people are shrugging their affairs off to the devil.
At first you don’t secede.....