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Originally Posted by GratefulCitizen

Our government is a reflection of the character of the people, not the cause.
Hearts and minds must be changed first, changes in government follow that...

I always liked George Carlin's take on aMErican gubmint...

Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall out of the sky. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from American parents and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses and American universities, and they are elected by American citizens. This is the best we can do folks. This is what we have to offer. It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. Term limits ain't going to do any good; you're just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here... like, the public. Yeah, the public sucks.

There are countless human beings on this planet that can only thrive when their collective necks are held firmly in in place by the boot of a merciful despot.
Sheep are not bad animals - but they only thrive when they are cared for by a shepherd.
...not all shepherds are bad.

Americans are no different. Do people really thing that Nancy Pelosi and her ilk could thrive outside of government?
'fuhgeddaboudit !!!

She is just one of the smarter sheep in this giant herd of shameful American co-dependency.