Andrea Yates verdict - huh?

[Merlinios]

So why are you not screaming to your Senators and District Representatives about the poor state of things in your area?

(Even if I thought they would do something,) Because it's much easier to scream to you guys. I'll get a response, and entire minutes of entertainment. All I get writing to the Senators is mounting frustration and a feeling of helplessness.

But most of all, because it NEEDS to get bad to change. Crushing failure is the best teacher. If we fix it before it gets too bad, no one will remember, and the situation will rapidly degenerate back. But if you look at, for example, pre-WWII Japan...

--me