A second constitutional convention is necessary because, through the years, numerous changes to how our government functions have occurred without amendment. Furthermore, there are a number of issues presently facing our Nation that should be addressed by our Constitution and are not. While these two reasons alone justify holding a second constitutional convention, they are not the most compelling reasons for doing so.

If a government, as a matter of practice, violates its constitution, then that government is not legitimate. If a government is illegitimate, to preserve its authority, it must maintain the appearance of legitimacy. Maintaining the appearance of legitimacy is deception and the inevitable result of this situation is that deceiving people becomes acceptable and a prime imperative of government. The casualties of this state of affairs are honor, integrity, and worse from the publics point of view, accountability. Under these circumstances, when government officials swear to uphold and preserve a constitution, they do so in vain or with their fingers crossed behind their backs. As a result, the first act an elected official takes upon entering office is to establish that he is not qualified to hold that office and worse, that he may be a willing party to deception.

An illegitimate government can only persevere if a broad conspiracy exists at all levels of leadership in government and society at large. Under such circumstances, a nation becomes divided into three groups of people; Deceivers, the Fooled, and the Disenfranchised. Deceivers are those who know government is operating in violation of the law and either willingly join the deception out of self-interest or because they believe they such deceptions are necessary and thus acceptable. The Fooled are the great masses who do not know or realize what is really going on. The Disenfranchised are a minority of citizens who see through the farce, are powerless to do anything about it, and sit back in the knowledge that the nation's leadership has reduced the art of governing to a charade.

The foregoing state of affairs is an invitation to corruption that embodies the worst fears of our Founding Fathers. This is true no matter how benevolent or successful the government in question appears to be. To be sure, such a government will bend over backwards to be benevolent so as to deter attention from the charade. Its trademarks are liberalism, largess, and exploding debt which is necessary to finance the surreal status quo. However, a far worse picture arises when one considers what is also necessary to maintain the charade; mechanisms must be in place to ensure that only those willing to compromise themselves will advance to positions of authority and leadership. In other words, positions of leadership and authority will only be held by those least qualified to hold them.

The above described situation brings out the absolute worst in society. Important decisions are made by the wrong people and as a consequence, doing what is right becomes less important than convincing people how good things are. Standards, guidelines, integrity, moral imperatives, and truth are expendable and casualties to this state of affairs. As a result, subordinate governments and the other institutions of society become corrupt because of the influence the federal government has upon them. Corruption and demagoguery becomes the order of the day and those in government talk of democracy like it is a God, not because of the ideal that democracy represents, but to deflect attention from the fact the fact the republic has been torn asunder. Finally, the best society has to offer, men of honor and integrity, must either hide their true feelings or suffer ostracism and derision from government, family, friends, and their fellow citizens.

Is all of the above true for the United States of America today. The fact that our government as a matter of routine practice violates constitutional precept is beyond question. All else follows as a matter of course and to think otherwise defies logic and reason. The fact that our government is presently functioning in violation of our Constitution makes a second constitutional convention necessary. However, the consequences associated with this state of affairs makes having one important beyond all other considerations.