Do We Need The 17th Amendment?
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and […]
Do We Need a Constitutional Convention?
From time to time there are efforts to encourage the states to call for a constitutional convention. Recent efforts have focused on amending the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget or to limit the power of the Federal Government. So far such efforts have failed. Many fear that a constitutional convention cannot be controlled […]