And those same Founding Fathers thought it worthy to place the convention process into the Constitution as a last resort before the "drastic measures" you wish for. Were they fools?
I wish for the return of the Constitutional Republic we were meant to be. I wish for a return to liberty, private property rights, a free and unfettered market, free of an oppressive, overreaching centralized government. I wish to speak freely, worship freely and bear arms freely without those rights being so pervasively infringed that I must constantly look over my shoulder in fear of reprisal from a tyrannical government or being subject to the shrill howls of an embolden minority under the protection of twisted minds in black robes. I wish for my grandchildren and their children to have the liberties the Founders envisioned and fought for.
I'm not bloodthirsty. I'm angry.
Were they fools?
No. We are. It should have never come to this without vociferous and unrelenting resistance to the absurdity and the tyranny. This tide should have been beat back long ago. I just don't share in your optimism regarding this. Corruption has reached a point where there is little to no consequences. That's all.
They overestimated the intelligence of the People. That is clear from the way the electorate votes.