A lesson in government

[Harold7]

I wishI had found this http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/trib.../s_141975.html yesterday, it would have been appropriate on the anniverary of the nation.

[Atomic Rooster]

Interesting read. Good find.

[M_Six]

Interesting. He seems like a conservative until he says this:

Most Americans' abysmal knowledge of the Constitution allows those who desire world government to erode individual liberties, bit by bit, under the pretense of compassion, national security and equal rights for all.

That is clearly aimed at both sides. Then he goes on to deride liberals again. Maybe he's just sick of politicians in general.

[alondra]

T he decline of a democracy begines, when the people, realize they can vote them selves any thing they want.

[Mr. Goodbytes]

Darn right, alondra. And M_Six, I think that comment is in line with Conservative thinking, being one myself. Seems that schools are barely mentioning the Constitution much at all besides the Bill of Rights, and even then they aren't thoroughly examined as they should be.

[pickel]

"Seems that schools are barely mentioning the Constitution much at all besides the Bill of Rights, and even then they aren't thoroughly examined as they should be."


Teachers are forced into worrying more about their paycheck more than teaching our youth.( At least here in Jackson ) I wish I could pull up the newspaper aricle a few weeks ago describing the ratio of children who pass and fail. It was an riduculously high number.
Between rap music, drive by shootings, lack of parental control, the inner city is decaying at an exponential rate. This used to be a lovely little town when I first moved here, now it's like all the other bigger cities...a cesspool in an ever downward spiral with no end in sight. And with a totally inept city counsel, mayor and police dept, the end, as decribed in the article is getting closer all the time.