Our government is like a game of baseball.

Think of the constitution as the equipment and the field at a baseball game. Think of our system of laws as the rules of that game. The whole makes up our government. So long as the rules make sense within the context of the game (designated hitter rule, or a mercy rule) the game will go pretty smoothly. If you try to institute rules that do not make sense within the context of the game (laws that are unconstitutional) The game will start to break down. For example, if you make a rule that a field goal is to be kicked after a player carrying the ball enters the end zone, the rule is meaningless and disruptive, unless, you also change the field (amend the constitution) to include a goal post, and an end zone. If you try to change the rules (change the laws through redefining the terms and legislating from the bench) do redefine home base as the end zone,or the foul lines as the goal posts, you change the entire nature of the game. Changing the rules is easy. Changing the field is purposely difficult.

This is the problem we find ourselves with. The federal government has been changing the rules, without changing the field, for so long that you can hardly recognize the game.