09-22-2006, 03:27 PM
Hi,
--Pete
Quote:. . . it makes one a servant of the Republic.What a quaint, eighteenth century notion.:) After Lincoln, TR, and FDR, does the concept of "We the People . . ." have any viability left? Especially since, as the majority has shown in everything from mandatory vaccinations to increased airport <strike>pointless inconvenience</strike> security, "We the People" have lost our spines and would rather feel safe than be free? As long as we, as a nation, focus more on the foibles of media and sports personalities than we do on the machinations of politicians, we deserve every bit of the screwing those politicians give us. And, unless we make them 'public servants' by, if not eternal, at least occasional vigilance, then they will indeed be our masters.
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?