New constitution? What about that existing one?

Would you go along with this? Think about a group of people plan to meet in private. They are mostly from the wealthy class. They plan to keep no records. They will pray during any of the meetings. They all will swear not to discuss details of the meetings with anyone outside the group for 50 years.

They are going to suggest unlimited taxation on all Americans. They want to write a new constitution even though the current constitution has a method to modify it. The new constitution will give all power to the federal government and none to the states. They will suggest the Supreme Court be above the law. It will only hear the cases it wants to hear, meaning if you file a case against the government, that case does not need to be adjudicated. This means even if the government has violated your rights, you cannot get redress.

Also, the Supreme Court will be paid for by the federal government, meaning they will be biased toward the federal government, so even if you could get a hearing, they would rule in favor of the government. This group is also going to propose a monarch whereby the king/dictator is appointed for life and he gets to appoint everyone to the Supreme Court.

Does this seem like something you would go along with? I doubt the vast majority of Americans would agree to this new constitution.

What I just described is what happened in 1787. The United States had a constitution called the Articles of Confederation. It had term limits. The federal government had limited power with the states retaining most of the power. It had a means for modification.

The convention was called with the understanding the Articles needed to be modified. Two representatives from New York left the 1787 convention and reported to their governor they returned home because they were only authorized to modify the Articles, not to write a completely new constitution. The convention was held on the second floor with curtains over the windows and guards outside so no one could eavesdrop on the proceedings. All were sworn to secrecy for 50 years. Ben Franklin proposed prayer be taken before each meeting, but it was not passed. A Christian oath of office was omitted (the Articles and every state except Rhode Island had one at that time). Alexander Hamilton proposed a monarch, but that issue was voted down. Article 1, Section 8 gives the federal government unlimited taxing authority. The Supreme Court only hears the cases it wishes to hear, and they are paid by the federal government.

Somehow our public fool system does not wish to teach this history. They want you to think the Constitution was inspired by God, yet God is not mentioned.

They also want you to believe our Founding Fathers were extremely bright and noble individuals! They were, if you like big government socialists. MIKE CLIFFORD Bentonville