[FreeReign]

The point of the article was that revolutionary changes are necessary to re-institute the Constitution, not more political maneuvering. No significant amount of Liberty has ever been won (and retained) at the ballot box.

You want to re-institute the Constitution yet you believe that no significant amount of liberty has ever been retained at the ballot box.

Woooowa what the ....?

[billbears]

I agree with the previous statement. If anything more liberties have been lost at the ballot box. I believe one of the greatest downfalls to these United States was the endorsement of the 17th Amendment. It pushed us further along Tyler's definition of a democracy. If anything we need to get the masses away from the ballot box, specifically at the general government level. One possible benefit of this would be limiting the pandering the higher house of our legislative system is doing to the public by way of the media. Turn that level of voting back over to the state houses where it belongs. We'll be closer to the Constitutional Republic the Founders envisioned, immediate limitation of campaign finances (no campaign? no major contributions), and on a personal note over time I wouldn't have to see Tom Daschle or Trent Lott every few minutes playing up their sob stories about why they're right and the other guy is wrong