There is still the chance that a Convention of States can bring the government under control.
“There is still the chance that a Convention of States can bring the government under control.”
Uh no there isn’t. A convention of AR’s maybe. :-)
The basic problem with the state of this Republic is two-fold, imo. We should at least try to address these two things before throwing in the towel:
1. Failure to adhere to the founders’ vision of a limited government with enumerated powers, as articulated in the 10th amendment. Just think of the reduction of our concerns/fears of an “out of control” federal government if there was no EPA, Dept of Education, Dept of Health, Federal involvement in welfare/food stamps, etc, etc.
2. Failure to restrict or limit the amount of money (or spending authority) available to the federal government, thereby giving those in power a virtual blank check to continue amassing power and control over our every day lives (think something on the order of a Balanced Budget Amendment with an upper limit clearly defined and tied to the nation’s GDP, or something similar).
If this country addresses these two things, we would have an all new ballgame. Other pressing issues such as immigration, national defense and other foreign affairs matters, infrastructure such as the interstate highway system, how to fund the limited federal government (eg system of taxation, etc.) would be much more manageable it seems to me.
So, give up? I say no, not until this mechanism given to us by the founders (Convention of States) is given a good old-fashioned try.
no it won’t
You change change the Constitution but they will continue to ignore it
The same bunch will still be running things, the same people running schools, the same people running the media, the same people running everything