In the process, they hope to do away with regulatory agencies like the FDA and the CDC, virtually eliminate the federal government’s ability to borrow money, and empower state legislatures to override federal law.

Hey, guys! I have this brand new idea! Let’s do a federation of states, and instead of a constitution, we’ll have a few Articles that loosely bind them together. We’ll call it…erm…“The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union,” and there’s no way it’s been done before or could be an abject failure!