Maggie's Farm

Almost every problem we have comes from the Constitution. It cannot be reformed. The best we could do is to return to the Articles of Confederation.

That would eliminate the federal government almost in toto. We would have a small coastal navy, some custom houses, possibly a postal service, a small professional army and a few ambassadors. The Congress would be a single house with Representatives from each State chosen however the States saw fit. Each State would have one vote.

The President would preside over the Congress and manage the miniscule federal agencies.

The States would collect all taxes other than import duties and be responsible for all government functions including a militia for self-defense.

Judging by the first go round, relations between the States would be pretty chaotic, and cooperation between them would be hard to come by. The States would often ignore the feds, and they would be slow to pay their dues.

All together, this is obviously preferable to what we have.