Breaking news, 1787: Convention goers capitulate, keep same government.

The members of the Constitutional Convention have decided to give in and end their bid to create a Constitution in the new sovereign country.

This news comes just a little while after they bravely fought to form a free nation and make its own laws.

Reports say that the people just decided it was too tedious. They didn't really need legislation enforced anyway. It's also been suggested that the people do not want to honor national obligations.

There's no word on how anyone plans to run the government or even protect its people without the basic things an actual congress could provide. There's no guarantee that any rights will be acknowledged on a federal level, indeed there's proof that keeping these articles will make states independent of each other, and prevent federal rights from even existing.

A source that wishes to remain unnamed, but was a convention attendee, told me, "We want to keep our powder dry here. We are in a war with foreigners in a small country across the ocean, and we can't afford to make these drastic decisions in the middle of it. I admit that a constitution would help us, but we really just can't go there right now. It's off the table."

Critics are asserting that these people decided to forgo a constitution because they didn't want to pay taxes. The wealthy among them, a small group to be sure, have been lobbying to keep taxes out of any kind of power structure.

Says another source, "These people are our constituents. They're the ones giving us money. If we don't do what they want and refuse taxes, we'll be broke."

When asked if anyone else supports this new plan, this source replied, "Uh... well, not... exactly. But they'll be happy with it! It doesn't take anything away from them personally - I mean, hell, if they're poor, they're not even paying taxes, right? It doesn't hurt them."

Still no news on any attempts to challenge this idea.

•  I was bored.

  This made sense in my head, I promise.

  Tips/recs/flames?

  by indiemcemopants on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:13:27 PM PDT

•  Democrats are sellouts!

  You are subtle and hilarious!

  by amnesiaproletariat on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:21:11 PM PDT

  •  Not Dems.

    Congress. Actually most Dems voted the right way.

    by indiemcemopants on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:22:32 PM PDT

    •  27 / 49 good in Senate, 128 / 236 good in House

      A slight majority of the Democratis in each house voted the right way.

      We have to clear out nearly HALF the Democrats in Congress.  (Well, once we get enough, maybe some of the others are just sheep and will fall into line -- but they should have fallen into line already, so I doubt it.)   This is going to be a lot of work.

      by neroden on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 09:01:19 PM PDT

•  Actually...

  they did compromise on slavery.  The Founders were perfectly willing to keep it in place and let another generation deal with it.

  It's hard for me to get worked up over a document that was formed with a willingness to deny millions of people their "inalienable" rights.

  by jaywillie on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:24:39 PM PDT

  •  there is a difference between making bad laws

    and rejecting the principle of the rule of law outright.

    by olivert on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:28:18 PM PDT

    •  Exactly! nt.

      by indiemcemopants on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:30:51 PM PDT

    •  I don't disagree with you

      I just come from the position that the American myth of Constitutional principles is largley a myth of compromise and passing the buck.

      I just don't feel as passionately about it as folks like you, but I am glad that there are folks like you who do.

      by jaywillie on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 08:20:03 PM PDT

  •  Then what is the point of any of this?

    Let's have a king/dictator after all.  Enforcing this constitution thing is just too hard and nobody really cares, anyway.

    by istari5th on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:32:26 PM PDT

    •  In spirit I support you...

      but like Rome, I'm afraid the empire is here to stay.

      You don't get it back once they take it away.

      by jaywillie on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:36:20 PM PDT

•  I've got news for you -- if you add up

  Senators' votes for the original 13 colonies/states, I believe FISA would have failed today.  Apparently, the problems have started with the next 37 states.

  by LRT on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:36:26 PM PDT

  •  The original 13 colonies are just boutique states

    full of self-righteous east-coast liberals.

    by klizard on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:43:24 PM PDT

    •  GA? NC? SC? n/t

      by AlanF on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:49:23 PM PDT

      •  Add 'em up.

        by LRT on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 09:27:28 PM PDT

    •  Boutique states that gained their independence

      from English tyranny and adopted the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

      by LRT on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 09:28:59 PM PDT

•  Wow, no recs at all?

  Tough crowd tonight.

  by indiemcemopants on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 07:55:42 PM PDT

•  Here - have a rec.

  But now is the time to figure on ways to make the policital lives of the leading turncoat Dems (people like Pelosi and Hoyer in the House and Rockefeller and Feinstein in the Senate) living hell for as long as they live.

  by Randall Sherman on Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 09:03:58 PM PDT