(08-19-2025, 10:27 AM)FCD Wrote: Well...it doesn't sound like 'Satire' as much, but it's also a little different than your OP contextually.  I'm all for pursuing corruption and draining the "Swamp" (which very much IS a real thing), but I don't see that as destroying the Constitution, but rather enforcing it.  I think, when you really read the Constitution and truly understand it, which entails reading some contributing documents also, like the Federalist Papers (which were written as clarifications to the exact literal interpretation of the words of the Constitution, for the purposes of convincing the Colony of New York to sign and execute the Constitution) then people will see it as the true governing document for which no such comparable document exists in any (other) governmental structure/framework on Earth.  I think there are a whole lot of people out there running around demanding changes, or even wholesale abandonment, of the Constitution without even understanding its true intent.  I firmly believe this too.

I strongly suggest people read through the Constitution, and then as soon as they get done with that, pick up the Federalist Papers and read them, referring back section by section to the Constitution document as they go.  It is no small effort to do this as the Federalist Papers are a compilation of (85) different articles (some of which could be a book in themselves).  The Federalist Papers were authored principally by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (but primarily Hamilton and Madison).  They are numbered sequentially 1-85, and referred to accordingly.  The first article, "General Introduction", is enlightening all on its own, but many of the other papers talk about exactly some of the things you are talking about, and it explains how the Constitution addresses and remedies these concerns directly.  Articles 2-5 address the "Dangers of Foreign Force and Influence" (for example).  Articles 6-10 addresses the resolution of disputes between States.  Articles 37-58 discusses the composition of the federal government and the reasoning behind Congress.  Articles 59-61 discusses the election process, particularly Congress.  Articles 78-83 discusses the Judiciary branch in both function, purpose and powers.  Obviously, I haven't covered all sections above, but I encourage ALL Americans to read these documents.  And, to those who ask..."Why does the Constitution and government strucure and function require any clarification at all??"...which is a perfectly understandable question.  This too is fully explained, and in a way which makes perfect sense.  

What we as Americans really need to do is simply start following the Constitution of the United States of America as it was originally intended.  Certainly before we allow anyone, absolutely any-one, to run around demanding wholesale changes to a document they likely don't understand to begin with!!

Absolutely, if it isn't too late to do these things without more casualties needed to water the tree. If our vote counts and our currently elected politicians can be trusted to live by the founding documents, and play it by the books, we might have a chance. However, things aren't that way are they? 

Correcting the situation is certainly not as  easy, and pain free as "simply start following the Constitution of the United States of America as it was originally intended." That idea seems to be a death sentence handed down by the criminals that are running things behind the scenes.

ETA: I can see the confusion when I said to "level it and start over". What I meant was gut it from the top down and trim it to size, not start from scratch.