The Problems with the Constitution
I’m starting to come to realize something. I’m going to try to hash it out here and maybe write up something more complete at a futur date. Many libertarians feel that if the government would only start actually following the US constitution, that everything would be OK. That we would live in a libertarian utopia. The problem is, we had the constitution, and at one point the government followed most of it (although it only took three years to majorly violate it by establishing a central bank), and 230ish years later we are where we are now. If all of a sudden the government decided to remove all unconstitutional laws from the books, in another 200 years or so we would probably where we are again.
I think the problem came when those delegates from 12 of the 13 states met in Philadelphia authorized by their states only to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead, in closed door meeting planned a complete replacement called the constitution, which for two years illegally replaced the articles. It was illegal, because the articles of confederation called for a unanimity, but the constitution went into affect after only 9 states ratified it in 1788. The 13th state, Rhode Island whom did not send delegates to the congress, did not ratify it until 1790. Therefore it was technically operating illegally for two years.
I think the problem comes when the federal government is allowed to steal (tax) money directly, instead of getting money from the states as in the articles. When the government can just take our money, then they can do anything they want and here we are.
Granted, the Articles where no perfect, but it seems to me that the constitution was a step in the wrong direction.
