Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post
BTW, according to Madison, he and the other framers fully anticipated corruption. History and experience had advised them. Their solution? Change the constitution? No. Instead, vote wiser the next time.
But isn't that exactly how things are where they are - people vote for their representatives, they make the laws, and people vote for them again.

AFIK the only time something was forced over the constitutionally prescribed path (Dred Scott vs. Sandford) was the abolition of slavery.

What am I missing?