Jarhead
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- Jan 11, 2010
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I believe..
Our government was not designed to support the people. It was designed AS A support for the people.
The people are to support the government....not the other way around.
Yes the original way of thinking about government--which would seem to be a whole new way of thinking about government for many now--is that it is a necessary evil, a beast that must be fed but kept limited and confined. The Founders knew that would require due diligence as freedom had been bought at high cost and could be lost due to apathy, greed, sloth, or ignorance.
The U.S. federal government was NEVER intended to support or govern the people. It was intended as the means by which the people's rights would be secured so that they could be the first civilization ever that would be free to govern themselves and pursue whatever goals they hoped to attain.
Yes. I agree.
Sadly, many see the government as our leaders...no...they are our representatives.