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31. You need to re-read what I said. I offered nothing about Jefferson. But the post-civil war

amendments changed whatever he may have thought.

Jefferson also is not credited with authoring the Constitution. You are likely thinking about the Declaration of Independence. I am not aware of codified or common law that relies on the Declaration for its legal foundation. It's function was to separate the United States from Great Britain and did not set up government, rights or process. The Constitution wasn't even the next iteration as it superseded the Articles of Confederation which did not establish a Constitutional Republic.

Reinterpreting? Never mentioned it one way or another. You may want to put your efforts into calling a Constitutional Convention. Should 2/3 of the states call for one, neither Congress or the President has any say in the matter. Amendments proposed by 2/3 of the states are ratified if 3/4 agree - and there aren't any limits on what they can propose.

You can push for your ideal of a president exercising unlimited unchecked powers. You can couple that with a completely disarmed people. Let me know how that works out for you and no, you can't count on my support for a president with the powers of an absolute monarch - unless it's me - don't complain if I extend my tenure to life, abolish further elections, set up our kids as my successors and ponder whether reactionaries such as you who dwell on dangerous radicals like Jefferson shouldn't do their dwelling in supermax - of course without charges or trial - my kids/cabinet will just pass a bill of attainder since I'd be unchecked by a Constitution. It's good to be the king - but sucks for most everyone else.