The government of 1792 America was superior to today’s government if only because the lack of taxes, bureaucracy and law would facilitate easy improvement. Surprisingly, ultra liberals, ultra conservatives, radicals, and reactionaries, agree. This isn’t only a right or left wing conclusion; this is a unifying principle. You see, right really does meet left. It isn’t just theory.
The years subsequent to 1792 showed that that early government was flawed. The bill of rights didn’t protect human rights sufficiently to protect the Indians and slaves from subjugation, abuse, torture and even death.. Nor did those early rights give women the right to vote. The 1792 enumeration of rights were not sufficient to keep government from denying rights to prisoners and other captives. The 1792 enumeration of rights did not grant sufficient rights to taxpayers and property owners. The 1792 enumeration of rights were also not sufficient to keep government from thinking that government itself — the laws, procedures, and buildings — were more important than the collective population. The 1792 enumeration of rights were also not sufficient to keep government, and government employees from being accorded prejudicially favored treatment.
With some adjustments to the bill of rights, this government could be rebooted to a much saner government.