[Melas]

The founders wanted a loose association of independent sovereign states; not the strong centralized government bureaucracy that we have now.

No. If that is what the founders had wanted they would not have torn up the Articles of Confederation (which we lived under between 1781 and 1789) in favor of the constitution which provided for a much stronger central government. You need a history lesson, with special attention to the Annapolis convention called by James Madison.

The founders sought a balanced government with distinct powers. They purposefully abandoned the loose association of interdependent sovereign states.

[TexasTransplant]

****** The founders sought a balanced government with distinct powers. They purposefully abandoned the loose association of interdependent sovereign states.” *******

And that is exactly what we Lack ... Sovereign States

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