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Originally Posted by dculkin
I'm guessing that you are kidding, although it is hard to tell sometimes.
The United States is a concept. That concept is spelled out in the Bill of Rights, especially the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments, IMHO. If the people chose to eliminate the Bill of Rights, well I guess that's democracy. The resulting country would not be the United States, except in name.
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Of course I'm joking.
In all of human history, governments always evolve to rule by oppression. No matter the promises, no matter the idealism. In fact, probably the worst governments in history have been run by idealists.
As long as we hold certain truths to be self-evident, as long as the citizens who assert those rights are willing and able to defend them, we will have them.
When we equivocate and compromise them for whatever reason, we cannot get them back. Governments are murderously jealous of power. Once they get it, they do not easily give them back.
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