Yeah, it just makes me pine for President Cheney - a guy who really knew how to hire the right lawyer in order to exalt the branch of the executive office to new heights.......
Above the congress, judiciary branch, the constitution, the Bill of Rights, and anything else that stood in his way........
Ah,,,,the good old days......
Him and every Prez since FDR.
FDR did more damage to this country than any other president... ever. Obama doesn't even come close. Obama couldn't be doing what he's doing now if it weren't for the road-paving done by FDR.
As a kid in high school you read of all these (apparently positive) programs FDR instituted and thought he did a great deal of work for the country. Only later when you start thinking for yourself does one realize all the crap that FDR actually did was extremely destructive to this country.
Man on the street interviews on the subject are chilling.
That's mainly because they do them in big cities.
It's no secret that big cities have lower IQ's, it's called "urban flight" and deals with some racism but fact remains that big cities are more appealing to your lower IQ citizens.
I agree and disagree about the intelligence of Americans. On one hand, saying "We're the elite, we're the pros, let us handle this, we'll tell you what to do" has contributed to EVEN MORE of a decrease in intelligence because the political pundits make Americans think they couldn't do the job.
On the other hand, Americans do know they want to be left alone. Push comes to shove, they'll fight.
It already is, but the public does NOT want to hear about cut backs to social programs.
It's for this reason why I don't think anything short of a civil war will fix this country.
I could instantly implement America as it should be... But people would need to realize it'll hurt for many years. Cut the DOE, cut Social Security, cut Medicare, cut the military, cut income taxes, etc... Big Government will instantly vanish, you'll have more money in your pockets, but initial economic backlash will certainly hurt as we return to a true free market. The social impacts would also be massive: parents would *gasp!* actually have to take a more active role in educating their children, selecting a school, or doing it themselves.
This is the America of old. This is the America that grew. This is the America that became a world power. It'll hurt returning to it so quickly, but short of a civil war I don't see it happening.
Make no mistake, "the people" would win the uprising. The majority of the military would fight against the US government. The minority in the military is really indifferent and probably wouldn't want to fight against the majority.
The American Militia (mainly ex-military) is well equipped with tanks, artillery, jets... You name it (you really don't think all that money Cheny was using went to Iraq, did you??). It's a conflict the US government won't win, and it is a last resort.
The biggest single drain on the Federal budget is the military and nobody is going to cut a dime from the Pentagon's money pot.
Actually, it's social security and Medicare, the social programs. The defense is the biggest non-social program by far. I'd slash the military instantly. We don't need to be policing the world. Bring all our troops home (you know, like we did before WWII).