Yes it is. That's why the US was a Constitutional Republic. That's why we have The Bill of Rights.

if you can't solve a problem redefine it. Remember to ignore the man/men behind the curtain.

of course you know democracy is majority rule. This is sometimes known as mob rule.

I hope so

Maybe I am jumping too far here...
Is trade for mutual advantage currently pervasive...
I submit that it is not! There is a lot of trade yet, but it is mainly the legacy that supports the current insanity!
We will get back to trade, eventually... what must we go thru to get there...

Without a Constitution, someone will decide it's in their personal advantage to use force. Where is the mechanism to enforce long term contracts, for example. There is absolutely no evidence to state anarchy works. Go back to Plato and Aristotle for proof of this. Everyone would have to protect themselves, leads to mob rule, mob rule ends up in dictatorship-historically.

We will trade mainly by mutual advantage again (people). The question is: Will the Constitution still be relevant when we do...

I think there is already a Misery Index out there. The official govt answer is that we currently the CPI is 2.5% (2011). Of course they continue to change the rules on how that's figured. IF we did it to standards in the 90s the index would show 5%, 80s-9%, more than 3x higher than they are currently claiming. I LOVE sliding scale stats.

So ...
It comes down to do we want Chicago running things, or New York, or Washington...
Ultimately, all governments (societies) fail...
Eventually we come back to pervasive trading for mutual advantage. The only question is: how much misery will be experienced due to too much control!

Thanks for the link. Good article, but the best part is in the comment section. "Let it burn".