Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube View Post
You're making my case for me. The premise of Democracy is accountability to the people. We are watching that erode one Patriot Act, NDAA, Drone Strike, or bit of corporate subversion at a time. The whole damned thing needs to be brought before the people, it has gone far enough.
I'm not sure what's your beef with drone strikes, but as far as bringing the whole thing "before the people", what makes you think that "the people" will use it wisely and to a more beneficial net effect than the state would?

There is a legislative/corporate alliance that includes the Defense industry and the Intelligence Apparatus, and it is every bit the monster that Eisenhower warned us about. The crap has to go, or the government has to admit that democracy is not the future. The alternative is an entire generation of people like me who fully understand that this is a load of crap we're being fed.
If a man is not for sale, he's not for sale no matter what. Look at John McCain for instance. I disagree with him on a great deal of issues, but the man has honor and integrity and he managed to keep them throughout the decades in the Senate. Elect people with integrity, you get a government with integrity. Otherwise, garbage in -- garbage out.