The original intent of the Constitution was to list what government was allowed to do, and what the citizen was not allowed to do, and it was supposed to be a very short document. That was a long time ago.

In our present climate, where the assumption of infinite government authority is becoming mainstream (all along the political spectrum, unfortunately), a Constitutional convention would be a disaster, and we'd probably end up with an amendment mandating that horses wear pants. If we were lucky, that's all we'd get.

"We need a Constitutional amendment to..." is a phrase that immediately raises a red flag for me, although like almost every other American I can see a couple of tweaks I'd like to make, too.