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The Problem Was Never Government (Part II)

By Brian Campbell

Jun 27, 2026
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The Constitution Didn’t Fail. We Did.

America has a fascinating new national hobby.

We blame the Constitution for problems created by people who refuse to follow the principles that made the Constitution possible.

It is rather like blaming a boat because someone drilled holes in the bottom.

“The boat doesn’t work!”

No.

The boat worked for 250 years.

The hole i…

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