>>By the way, why is it that the people of the U.S. don't seem to view elections and the ballot box THE means by which to overthrow a government???? Is it possibly because of your Second Amendment "guarantee"?
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>I think it's because we're so used to it. If you think about it, George Washington refusing to serve more than two terms was a truly astonishing act. We proved in 1797 and have continued to prove regularly since that we could change our government without anyone getting killed.

But you don't really change your government, but rather just change the labels of representatives. The people who wander Capitol Hill buying what they need hardly miss a beat.

The military/industrial complex rules the country and Average Joe seems resigned to that fact. That's a real problem.


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>Tamar