Family Security Matters » Publications » Exclusive: Changing Our Form of Government Without Amending the Constitution

Family Security Matters » Publications » Exclusive: Changing Our Form of Government Without Amending the Constitution: "It is generally agreed the U.S. Constitution is a remarkable work of political art; it created a unique form of government with three separate branches and checks and balances designed to maintain a balance of power. It specified certain powers of the federal government and reserved all others to the states and the people. The Constitution was effective for most of the country’s life and performed the function intended. For hundreds of years each of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government were properly restrained by the others – but then something began to happen that destroyed the vision of a great Republic created September 17, 1787 – Congress given the Constitutional authority to coin money learned how to exploit this power and the judicial branch learned it could legislate without any repercussions."