A Constitutional Republic, If We Can Keep It

Sunday, September 17 marks the 230rd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.  On September 17, 1787, 39 out of the 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the Constitution of the United States and submitted it to the 13 states to be ratified by each individual state.  When we consider the gargantuan growth in the size, scope, and cost of our federal republic since the Constitution's ratification (and in particular since the start of the 20th cen

Sunday, September 17 marks the 230rd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.  On September 17, 1787, 39 out of the 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the Constitution of the United States and submitted it to the 13 states to be ratified by each individual state.  When we consider the gargantuan growth in the size, scope, and cost of our federal republic since the Constitution's ratification (and in particular since the start of the 20th cen…