True. I was merely reflecting on how, my personal opinion, the power is not really in the hands of the people at large. It's concentrated in the hands of the select few, who are often born into a wealthy and powerful family. If not, then a person generally acquires wealth and power, which differentiates them again from the populace they may 'serve'.
A cynical view of course. Tom C. >From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:19:05 -0700 > >At that time, we were a union of separate states. The states chose to >ratify >the Constitution as they saw fit via the representation methods they had. >Remember, they were independent. We became, essentially, a country of >countries. > >Regards, >Bob... >-------------------------------------------------------- >"Art is not a reflection of reality. it is the reality of a reflection." > -Jean Luc Godard > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>In the US, the document from the people granting specific powers to the > >>government for the >sake of liberty is called The Constitution. It's a > >>great document, even allowing for amendment > >>should times change and the need arise. I wish it was used here in the >US. > > > > LOL. True. > > > > To my way of thinking, it was the revolutionary government (people in > > power) > > that granted these powers to the government they had established. What > > larger part the 'people', the ordinary men and women working in the >fields > > or going about a pedestrian way of life had in granting power, is > > questionable. Seems more a matter of not contesting those powers vs. > > granting them. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
