Quote Originally Posted by Howetzer View Post
I think your right.
We have talked about this a hundred different ways. I don't think any current government is in place to with stand the test of time. I personally think our form had the best chance had it gone the path our founding fathers had wished.
We had and still have some tools to keep the Gov. in check. We are loosing those powers ever so slightly.
The people have a voice. They just don't use it. And sadly when they do it is often an informative one.

But in the mean time --- Let Freedom Ring :!:
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I agree with this. It won't be anytime soon, but the feeling I get is we are slowly losing our powers in the name of "safety", and "security". With the greater sophistication of government technology, they can spy on you in more different ways. I am not a conspiracy theorist by any means, but the government is friends with the news agencys etc. and they can pull strings there if it will mean more profits for the agency, so free speach isn't complete (though it never really was). I think that like every world government before, and every after America will eventualy fall, or at lease cease to be a democracy. I am not to worried about losing it in my lifetime, but in my kid's or grandkid's, you never know. It may be in 100-200 years, but just like any world power, america will eventually die. Still though, america's freedom is much better than much of the world's, and even as we lose some rights, I have it better than most of the world. I don't like much of what the government does, but there I still love america, and though just like any other country, America will fall, I am with America to the end of its life as a democracy (at which point I'm getting the hell out of here).