Tetrahedral Government

The Founding Fathers first experimented with a national government under the Articles of Confederation. They gathered together in a Convention to Amend the Articles. Instead they made so many changes that they ended up with a completely new Constitution. The new Constituion was concerned with Balancing. The Balancing was two-fold. The Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches would be separated and balanced against each other. The People, States and National powers would also be balanced against each other.

The National government has now grown larger than the States and the People. It overwhelms the other two. At the same time, the Executive branch has grown at the expense of the Legislative and Judicial branches. Each branch is also growing relative to the States. They reinforce each other as they seek to build power. Nothing can check them.

The States need more power.

The only way to do it is to reconfigure the Senate as an instrument of the States. The Senate needs to be pulled out of Congress and made into an independent branch. The Senate would have veto power of the Executive Orders, Legislative Laws, and Judical Rulings. Vetos would require a two-thirds vote.

This would give the States final say in federal matters. The States created the government. They should have final say. The two-thirds requirement prevents the Senate from having too much power.