Jim, Our elected reps already have the tools to stop the judicial tyranny: Congress has the power to Impeach/remove Judges and the power to control what issues the Court can hear. IMHO More Amendments at this time on them is a waste of time because one, they will rule on how they apply and 2 without the will power of the ones who have the authority to enforce the power the People already have over them its going nowhere.
To be effective there needs to be removal of the bad judges, a direct action we already have the power to do. Yet not one mention of this by our reps...
I don’t know if this will make or break your day but I am a Navy vet and I agree with you on this subject. I keep asking those who call for a “convention of states” just what use is it to propose amendments to a constitution that is being SYSTEMATICALLY disregarded by all levels of the federal government. So far no one has given me what I would consider a good answer.
Semper Fi
The problem is popularly elected senators, aka three term congressmen.
Job #1 is reelection. To maximize the probability, it is wise to not anger ANY subgroup or hyphenated American, for the old media will come down hard.
Imagine our Framers’ constitution in which senators could flip off popular whims and opinion. The senate was designed to stand foursquare against the mob in the House. That purpose was defeat 102 years ago.
Article V to repeal the 17A before we can’t