The Constitution as written in 1he late 18th Century was a gem. It made the individual important by limiting government power. Individual freedom and responsibility are needed for the advance of the human spirit and creativity. Since that time, the Constitution is a mere shell of itself allowing a vast administrative state that seem to have more power than the legislatures. Most of the power of the government is now located in DC and it is this power that corrupts in so many ways. I have written this elsewhere here, but it seems few realize that it is the disease of power that has brought up so much corruption. The symptoms of this disease such as term limits, high pay, expensive elections, etc. are being focused on which in my opinion is a mistake. Cure the disease (POWER) and the symptoms go away naturally. Who could collect a billion dollars to run for president if there was little power? The original Constitution limited the federal power in areas you could count on your fingers. We need to go back to that. Presently, the Department of Education seems to be on the chopping block. Why not many or all the others that were not in the original Constitution? King George ramped up control in the colonies and raised taxes without their consent. Jefferson focused on this when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. In my mind, the sentence that most completely described their and our present day issues is: “He (King George) has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.” With Article V ‘we the People’ can take the power away without a war this time. Leave it in place and it will haunt us forever.
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I would not oppose that, as this would encourage the good/Popular Reps, to move on and Challenge Senators for their seats making the Senate more competitive.