Check out this article from the Santa Monica Press:Precisely because Americans are easily distracted — because, as study after study shows, they are clueless about their rights — and because the nation's schools have ceased teaching the fundamentals of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights — the American governmental scheme is sliding ever closer toward authoritarianism. This is taking place with little more than a whimper from an increasingly compliant populace that, intentionally or not, has allowed itself to be brainwashed into trusting their politicians.
If the people have little or no knowledge of the basics of government and their rights, those who wield governmental power inevitably wield it excessively. After all, a citizenry can only hold its government accountable if it knows when the government oversteps its bounds.The article goes on to discuss seven principles that every American should know.
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Close this window Jump to comment formI wish to nominate my new girlfriend Camella as Babe of the Week. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8506946.stm
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:47:00 pm
She's very pretty, Ayatollah. Congrats on scoring the hot babe.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:49:00 pm