The Founding Principles Can Not Be Changed

[Keith Broaders]

The foundation of the Constitution are the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence and can not be altered, amended or abolished. The Constitution was an attempt to create a government that would operate on these eternal principles.

The Constitution can be amended, but the principles upon which the Constitution was written can not be changed. 

The purpose of the Constitution was to create a government that would protect the lives, liberty and property of the people and to limit the potential abuse of power by government officials.

The Tenth Amendment clearly establishes the sovereignty of the states over the central governing authority. The states take their marching orders from the people and the federal government is the servant of the states.

The purpose of amendments is to make cosmetic changes to the Constitution, but not to abandon the founding principles. Any amendment that grants to the federal government more power violates the Tenth  Amendment and the sovereignty of the states.