Just as an off thought, in good times, left wing groups like the ACLU do a good job of ramming through court cases that force new spending and new entitlements. These days, enterprising conservative legal groups could have the same success suing to get less intrusive government, because state and local governments don’t have the resources to fight anymore, and losing could help their budgets.
no doubt that it is on us. I just spent a few minutes contacting ‘my’ congressman (Tom Harkin). I know my plea will not mean anything, but I can try...we must try....until we succeed.