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Quote: Originally Posted by Frenchy If you're speaking of the Constitutional structure of our government as it was envisioned, I would say yes. If you're speaking of how it has morphed into a massive elitist bureaucratic structure where representation is lacking, and the voice of the people is not recognized............well! You've put your finger on the problem I was trying to bring attention to ...the contrast of mindset...

Quote: Originally Posted by KingArthur I think you would be right about the next administration to come. I am betting on really bad conservative backlash, that takes us in similar vein of freedom loss, except in the polar right position. It seems these left/right swings have become more and more further right and further left each time. I agree King, and we the people are the losers.

Great post, I think I will be grateful for our First President today.

I guess it was truly inevitable... now the sharks are circling and lawsuits have been filed against NASA and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, essentially for obstruction... keeping data from review.... Quote: BEST OF THE WEB TODAY NOVEMBER 25, 2009 'You've Taken the Words Out of My Mouth' "Peer review," scientific corruption and the New York Times. By JAMES TARANTO (Editor's note: We plan to take off the...

when i switched doctors a few years ago, and we were doing the initial appointment, he asked me if i owned any guns. "guns? definitely not" None of his business.

Quote: Originally Posted by photogbill I see your point ...but I think CM was trying to say that 50% were liberals ...as we currently recognize that category! Not that 50% were liberals perse, but more broadly making the point (in my example) that the local realtor was losing business because he decided that he needed to mix politics into selling houses. I don't agree, and he won't be getting a commission from me in the future. This...

If it's true it's awesome.

Quote: Originally Posted by Frenchy I would suggest that the present administration is but a symptom of the Government as we see it today, as was the last administration. I also would wager that the next administration will continue this trend, to a greater or lessor degree. I think you would be right about the next administration to come. I am betting on really bad conservative backlash, that takes us in similar vein of freedom loss, except...

Quote: Originally Posted by dantheeldest i think the most basic difference between the founders' view of our government and the current bunch to have been elected to power during the past 30-40 years is this: The founders said that the powers of the federal government were limited only to those specifically delineated in the constitution. The current bunch seem to believe that the government retains the rights to all powers unless...

Seems he is a little ahead of where we are actually at, but doesn't seem completely off base. How far along the process do you guys think we are? I think we are close but not quite.