They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice.

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    21 hours ago

    2 is right, but the reasons aren’t for aggrandizement (at least, not mainly). It’s for more power and the legitimacy of that power.

    But it seems that they don’t need to convene a convention if the Supreme Court and Congress can simply allow Trump to ignore laws with impunity.