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 Two-Hundred Thirty odd years ago our forefathers came together to create a Nation destined to become the greatest in all history; the United States of America. This Nation at inception was a Democratic-Republic. "Democratic" because its leadership were elected by the people and a "Republic" because its written constitution was the supreme law of the land. Today, our government has evolved and changed over time. So much has transpired that it is now prudent for us to step back and re-examine where we are and the kind of government we presently have.
Our Founding Fathers subscribed to the notion that what governs least governs best. In other words, freedom is maximized when government is minimized. This truth is self-evident. The essence of government is governing and to govern means to control. The more controls or laws in force, the less freedom citizens have. Therefore, to maximize freedom, our forefathers sought to limit governmental actions through a written constitution; a collection of laws to govern those who govern us.
The first order of business of any government is to obey its Constitution. Any departure from constitutional precept, no matter how insignificant, establishes the precedent that all provisions of a constitution may be violated and government can pick and choose which provisions it wishes to obey or ignore. When this is the case, a constitution is dysfunctional for the primary purpose for which it was written and the power enjoyed by government officials is undefined. If the power held by government officials is undefined then, in the final analysis, it is unlimited.
Our Founding Fathers subscribed to the notion that we "the people" establish our government. They also believed that once established, citizens should play a role in determining how they are governed as circumstances affecting the nation change. Toward this end an amendment procedure was added to the Constitution. While it is true that our Constitution has been amended many times, it is also true that many significant changes in governmental function have occurred without amending the Constitution. These changes, accomplished by simple legislative act in lieu of the constitutionally provided amendment procedure, have proceeded to the point where Congress has used its wrongfully assumed authority to change the basic nature and form of our government. Of even greater concern because it is a denial of an inalienable right, the situation is now such the judicial system has acted to ensure that it is no longer possible for any citizen or all citizens as a group, to challenge governmental actions as to constitutionality in a court of law.
 This web site will visit some of the changes mentioned above and open them for examination and discussion. By so doing so, it will create a draft of proposed constitutional amendments that that will address constitutional reform, modernize and update the Constitution, and hopefully, reflect the will of the people of this Nation. Admittedly, this is an ambitious task, unwelcome to some and impossible to others. However, no matter how unwelcome and impossible, it is one worth doing for the sake of our freedom and that of our progeny.
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