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<blockquote data-quote="CaryP" data-source="post: 9074" data-attributes="member: 34"><p><strong>The Perfect Nation</strong></p><p></p><p>Heggy,</p><p></p><p>This is a good topic for discussion. One thing to reconsider is the idea of a "perfect" nation or a "perfect" constitution. Perfection is probably not something to be desired here. Perfection requires flawless performance without a trace of blemish. By the time every conceivable variance was contemplated, anticipated and prepared for, your model would be an unworkable heap of complicated, bureaucratic morass. And your well thought out plans would have missed something anyway. Maybe something along the lines of "effective" govt. and accompanying constitution would be more workable. So long as the "effective" was meant for the general good of those to be governed rather than the govt. itself.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I would agree that this country started on a solid footing, but it was far from perfect. My assessment is that we have drifted into many of the perils our Founding Fathers anticipated and warned us about over 200 years ago. The power of the federal government has been on a steady rise since the Civil War. Maybe a return to pre-Civil War standards of power in the federal govt. would be a good start. The complexity of what is expected of govt. versus what it is capable of effectively delivering to the governed has become corrupted and twisted into one of the greatest "shell" games of all times. A thorough house cleaning is probably warranted. This would also require the "retraining" of a good portion of the populace - the government is not the provider of solutions to all that ails you, as many have come to expect. Many of the social and entitlement programs of the federal govt. are a huge reason for its burdensome yoke on the populace. The federal bureaucracy has become like a giant squid in the Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" with its tentacles enveloping everything and everyone under the sun. The presence and intrusion of the federal govt. is inescapable on a daily, if not hourly basis. A presence that I'm sure our Founding Fathers had not envisioned, and certainly not wished for.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts for now.</p><p></p><p>Cary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaryP, post: 9074, member: 34"] [b]The Perfect Nation[/b] Heggy, This is a good topic for discussion. One thing to reconsider is the idea of a "perfect" nation or a "perfect" constitution. Perfection is probably not something to be desired here. Perfection requires flawless performance without a trace of blemish. By the time every conceivable variance was contemplated, anticipated and prepared for, your model would be an unworkable heap of complicated, bureaucratic morass. And your well thought out plans would have missed something anyway. Maybe something along the lines of "effective" govt. and accompanying constitution would be more workable. So long as the "effective" was meant for the general good of those to be governed rather than the govt. itself. Yes, I would agree that this country started on a solid footing, but it was far from perfect. My assessment is that we have drifted into many of the perils our Founding Fathers anticipated and warned us about over 200 years ago. The power of the federal government has been on a steady rise since the Civil War. Maybe a return to pre-Civil War standards of power in the federal govt. would be a good start. The complexity of what is expected of govt. versus what it is capable of effectively delivering to the governed has become corrupted and twisted into one of the greatest "shell" games of all times. A thorough house cleaning is probably warranted. This would also require the "retraining" of a good portion of the populace - the government is not the provider of solutions to all that ails you, as many have come to expect. Many of the social and entitlement programs of the federal govt. are a huge reason for its burdensome yoke on the populace. The federal bureaucracy has become like a giant squid in the Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" with its tentacles enveloping everything and everyone under the sun. The presence and intrusion of the federal govt. is inescapable on a daily, if not hourly basis. A presence that I'm sure our Founding Fathers had not envisioned, and certainly not wished for. Just my thoughts for now. Cary [/QUOTE]
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