I have a pet theory about where the framers went wrong. First off, I can't applaud them enough for what they accomplished given the circumstances. It's easy to critique centuries later, supported by the wealth their system allowed to emerge. But I wonder how things would have happened differently had the constitution been 100% voluntary. As in, here are the rules our members live by and how those rules are amended. If you want to be in the club, you must pay your dues and follow the rules, but if you want to go it alone, or join a different club, we won't bother you unless you bother us, and you are free to go at any time. He mentioned how the intent was to give states the right to secede, but that Lincoln crushed that right in the civil war. So maybe this was built in and no one tested it until then. I hope it isn't just you and me in here docta. We might have to spice things up if people are getting bored