Hindsight is 20/20. Whenever we look back over recent events, as long as we do so with discriminating eyes and minds, we see things a bit clearer. If we’re smart, we embrace our newfound lessons and actively apply them moving forward. To paraphrase philosopher George Santayana, only a crazy person redoubles their effort without checking their aim.
There is a fascinating article on Salon.com this morning by Michael Lind. The tag line reads, “The following excerpt is from the virtual book Republic to Principate: The Decline and Fall of Representative Democracy in America, published in the year 2052 A.D.” By far, one of the most eye-opening articles I’ve read in some time, it highlights how our Constitution could be hijacked, our government redefined before our eyes because of our apathy and misunderstanding of current events.
Here is the best read of the tea leaves, the most accurate –I believe–representation of what will happen to our country should we leave the House of Reprehensibles to grow out of touch, and out of reach, of the electorate that hired them.
To quote Mr. Lind, “Can we reform Congress in time to save democracy?”
Can we save a dying democracy? Our only shot begins by imagining the future if we fail to see our current situation.
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Our Constitution was hijacked a long time ago, when they started teh Federal Reserve, and continued clear through the Patriot Act…. No government would waste such an opportunity to grow it’s powers over the people….
I honestly believe that unfortunately our beloved and previously thought untouchable Constitution WILL be hijacked because of the very things you write about and caution our country to prevent from happening.