Joe, The process the founders set up has been long subverted....
Edgar On Dec 11, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > Well, you're only half-right. > > I know that there is an ideal. And I know that the real never matches an > ideal. And, that's why our (USA) Founders gave us a PROCESS. > > I don't "believe" in an ideal. Yet, we recognize one. And our process exists > to help to keep us on track. Our Constitution and our changing body of Laws > provide a structure. Even the Constitution itself is susceptible to amendment. > > In practice, there are very large meanderings from the ideal, always. And as > the river zigs and zags, there is flood-insurance to give us some confidence > that we will emerge from inundation, if we are inundated. > > What is the flood-insurance for you? > > --Joe > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > > Joe, > > > > You believe in an idealized and rather naive view of society. The truth is > > much different, controlled mainly by special interests for their own > > benefit with benefits to the rest of society only sufficient to quell > > revolt... > > > > Always has been such to greater or lesser degree and likely always will > > be... > >
