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New Form of Gov't.

lisaweisenstein@embarqmail.com

Matt proposes some interesting theoretical ideas, but one must economically (and morally) question his politics. What is the objective of socialism? No, really, what is the ideological pinnacle of national socialism? We can look abroad for the answer; socialized medicine for example, Red China, Lenin's Soviet Union, or....Hitler's Germany. Unlike Hitler though, Lenin sought economic revival through capitalism. Rudimentary at best, and accompanied by the peoples heavily laid Bolshevik burden of the Cheka secret police, this form of socialism (as with all) was dependent upon one thing; the abandonment of what little freedom was ever known. Hitler too, followed suit with like economic politics but with much more ferocity and absolutely no capitalist remnants remaining. "Quit thinking and follow me!" Roared the German Fuhrer, and the people praised him!

Duplicating all infamous dictators, Matt aligns his theoretical socialist utopia with Obama by proposing a civil military police force. The lexicon of all tyrants! Shall we shorten the name of this new civil state police to Cistapo in commemoration of the holocaust? Or should it be name Am-Cheka in honor of communism?

As Thomas Jefferson entails, We the People have the responsibility of altering or abolishing an unfit government, but is it that the Constitution unfit, or the political swine manipulating the original design and intent thereof? Democracy is not constant nor is the Constitution pliable as Obama believes, nor is the Constitution expendable as means for Matt's 'vigilante' coup.

Matt also asks, "why suspend a man [for drunk driving] for a year so that he can't work to feed his family and must therefor sell drugs or go on welfare?" This question confirms a very flawed sense of priority for that man in such a position, and demonstrates what little significance the family had to begin with.

If only "quit thinking and follow me" wasn't a requisite, egh?

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