So what's the primary purpose of constitutional republicanism? I think after looking at it's primary goal, we can know if it's working..not so?

@0752532706 that's the $1,000,000 question, isn't it? What did the Founding Fathers have in mind when they crafted the Constitution? It is difficult to say with any certainty since we cannot ask them specific questions regarding the constitutionality of today's laws. They did have the foresight to allow for constitutional amendments, but I would imagine a few of those may raise some of their eyebrows.

All we can do is surmise what we can from their writings, with an eye toward understanding the usage of certain words and phrases at the time pen was put to parchment. This is, of course, prime territory for debate and uncertainty. It is also difficult to determine, based on the antique writings, how the abolition of slavery, equal status of women, America's status as a world power, and other developments of the last 230 years since the contents of the original Constitution were finalized might be interpreted by its authors.

It is clear that the Constitution's intent was twofold. One, to codify the structure of the new nation's government and establish procedure, and two, to protect the rights of its citizens against official interference with their ability to exercise their natural rights. Indeed, the Bill of Rights was a contingency demanded by the Anti-Federalists in order to win their support for the new Constitution. It isn't that the Federalists didn't think the Bill of Rights was correct in what it said, but rather they feared the enumeration of specific rights was unnecessary and could lead to the notion that rights not included in the document were not protected. The protection of the rights of the individual was a major consideration.

So one must wonder what the Founding Fathers might think about gun control. income and property taxes, entangling alliances with other nations, the so-called "Patriot Act," the U.N., laws that specify what a person can and cannot consume, the ever growing bureaucracy, executive orders, activist judges, etc.

Would they approve? I rather doubt it. I believe they would recognize that our government has ceased being concerned about individual liberties and is, instead, allowing them to erode as they concern themselves with power and wealth. I don't know what answers our Founding Fathers might have for the issues of the day, but I'm pretty sure that, unlike most people in Washington and the various statehouses, they would continue to emphasize individual liberty as the nation's single most important value.

@firecracker Thank you fellow free thinker. This is a deep thought remarks. I appreciate your time,ofcourse it put me on a tiptop walking as I read it. Peace be with you.