I believe the US government will fall eventually from bloat and corruption. It may be that an outside attack will help it fall, but only if the inside is rotten.
I don't have a problem with a state having an active government. Those who don't like it can always move. But a federal government should only step in when absolutely necessary (like during war or a depression), and then step back afterward. I think there are many good people still in government. However, the rotten ones and radical ones have taken over the lecterns and pulpits, so there is no true discourse today. I believe this to be true on both sides of the aisle. I'm a strong believer in what George Washington warned us about in his farewell speech: to beware political parties, and to only vote for individuals, not political platforms. Because we now vote for parties, people vote without thinking. They allow the party to move the populace, rather than the people moving the agenda. One can be led like a dumb ox, or one can lead the dumb ox. But the 10% rule comes in here. One must be 10% smarter than the ox, in order to move it. Political parties dumb down. They move from issues and ideas to just defending the turf against the other guy. We've seen this from both major parties here in the US. It is hoped that people are righteous enough to be able to maintain our government and freedoms without a major wake up. However, if our government were to topple, I guarantee you that it wouldn't automatically be replaced by another one based on our Constitution. Many groups will jump in, telling how antiquated our Constitution is, and that it should be replaced with a modern government (pick your poison: fascist, communist, socialist, etc) that seems to be democratic, but is in reality a totalitarian regime. We see this today in Iraq, where all the people just happened to vote for Saddam Hussein, who just happened to be running unopposed, and where people can't actually cast a secret ballot, so will have great incentive to vote for him. Democracy/Republican government becomes a formality, part of the ritual. It is like the whited sepulchres that Jesus warned the Pharisees of becoming. They were pretty on the outside, but the inside was full of dried up bones. How easy will it be for the elders of Israel to step in and save the Constitution when it hangs by a thread? Depends on how righteous the Elders of Israel are, and how soon they step in to save the Constitution. It may very well be that the Church members must go through severe trials and purgings prior to being ready to establish a righteous government again. K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Stacy: What is your current belief concerning the United States? Does it need to be destroyed in its present form--White House, Congressional buildings, Pentagon, etc., as Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden think or should it remain with its current governmental structural architecture? I know that the Constitutional government should remain, but there could be a radical change in administration if all our forms of government become much smaller due to the House and Senate leadership being destroyed by these characters. Will the future Congress be holding sessions in the parking lot? Stacy. ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
