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The author of the piece posted above wrote:
"The people accepted the fact that their government no longer even remotely resembled the plan set forth in their original constitution."
I can't let this one go without a brief comment as the underlying assertion is clearly not correct. Our means for governing ourselves closely follows the founding document with of course some areas where there is contentious disagreement.
We still have 3 branches of Federal government (and two houses in Congress) and now, as many as 50 states which each largely govern themselves. That is why NY and CA, and Texas and LA are all so different from each other.
We still can post here without fear as 1A is strongly protected.
With few exceptions, most of us can still purchase and possess, and go armed with, whatever sort of firearm we wish to. Where there are limitations, they are due to laws passed by legislatures, signed by elected officials, and affirmed by courts.
The author wrote: "The people were a simple lot, politically speaking, and readily mistook the ability to acquire and endless assortment of consumer goods as the essence of personal freedom."
It is July 4th weekend, let's show a little more patriotism and optimism, and faith in our government and in our collective selves.
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