Post by dgriffin on Oct 16, 2008 0:22:27 GMT -5
f we can believe the writings of our founders, they never envisioned the "ruling class" of career politicians that populate our congress and state legislatures, today
I believe the founding fathers WERE the ruling class of their day.
I think they were more afraid of on-shore demagogues and off-shore tyrants. As well as European politics. Oh, and high local taxes.
Government is a machine. It runs the country. It is necessarily large and complex. If you look at any post monarchical government, citizens have always tried to get some control over it. That's like trying to get control over the weather, which is much more chaotic. Our elected politicians are like benighted soldiers sent out to slay the dragon. They won't win, but they help with the balance of power between us and the bureaucracy. Hopefully.
The world (or Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, were they alive) has never seen such a technologically advanced civilization trying to function, keep itself from imploding and take care of the majority of citizens. Not to say there aren't inequities and thieves in office, but I think government is doing a decent job.
CG is right. Let's watch a baseball game.
