Who's in charge here? Reflections on disaster response

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Quote by: SteveA So ideally we'd return to a more constitutional form of government, but barring that we should at focus on increasing the possibilities for more diversity in local governments. If there's a state where most people want to keep a socialist paradise, fine. In a sense I can't deny them a right to do that (though the people being sacrificed to this have a legitimate right to seek justice ... but maybe it's best just to accept some places are too far gone and we need to work toward halving alternatives available instead of trying to fix the entire nation). Then again, the rules will likely change and successful local communities might just get legally looted with the same result. Dunno ... maybe there's truly a good spot outside the U.S. ... I keep thinking more and more along those lines.

I honestly believe we can return to nothing at this time.
What is necessary, more than anything else, is education at the elementary school level on up as to what is IN the Constitution and what those words mean. This will take at least a generation (or more) to create an electorate that knows what the hell the thing SAYS in the first place before we can get people to embrace any constitutional principles.

Right now, the Constitution will never fly with the sheep. Today, the document bears almost no resemblance to the "way it is" and as long as you have people confusing the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence with the Communist Manifesto (and vice versa) anything close to a strict adherence to the Constitution will be met with great opposition. This is where education comes in.

Maybe a "Constitutional Minute" shown between commercials on "Survivor" or "WWF Smackdown"?