I think it goes deeper than just charimatic convincing. I think you have to have a majority or close to it to even have a chance of advancing the ideas. Romney was right when he talked about the 47 percent. Either it was 51 or Obama convinced the other 4 percent to follow. This majority was not on the radar 25 years ago. So, I still think the country of America and its’ inhabitants are getting what they WANT. Of course, this assumes no fraud in the election. On either count there are many Americans that want what we are getting, at least for now. Romney got many votes because he was the anti-Obama, but also received many votes for being Obamalite. What America does not want now, at least on the Federal level is a commitment to America’s founding traditional ideals. Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness means something much different for the 51 percent than it does for you and me. I do agree with you concerning the future of politics becoming more cutthroat. The Petraeus, Benghazi, Jill Kelly fiasco is indicative of the Romana Empire without the murder or poisonings. But, that is not far behind with all the intrigue surrounding Obama’s past, the media’s compliance to Obama and the Dems, Benghazigate, the Czars, the Chicago thugocracy and so on. I too think we are headed down that path. Right now, state preservation seems to be the only defense. I am not talking seccession, but working very very hard to preserve the smaller unit, the state. Time will tell, but you are correct again in quoting the Founders and what they thought about the future and the time when leaders fail us. We are there I now believe.
I have to hope that people can look beyond what the State gives them. Indeed I would bet a sizable minority of those on government welfare are willing to vote to end it, just as a sizable minorty of those not vote to expand it.
As is no doubt very clear to all of us the Federal Constitution is but a thing of the past, and even the majority of Americans agree that Washington has not the consent of the governed.
Although with respect to the failure of our education system over the last 50 years it is something of a very serous question as to whether or not the majority of American even know what the consent of the governed means. It seems somewhat obvious to me so I have to guess they understand english.
The Federal injustice system on the other-hand is an arm of a lawless Federal Government which has been the beneficary of one of the rare successes of the public education system in training people to follow them as the masses follow the degree of a dictator.
Nether-side however can be said to hold political alegences to them anymore, an alegence which weakens more and more as we drift further and further into the despotism of democracy.
I wish i could say it was justice, that the Federal court did this to themselves just as the people in voting did this to themselves. But that is to presume we all are ant act as one homologous unit. Something that could never be further from the truth.
Parts of our population did this to us draging the rest of us along. The only failing of the rest of us in this regard is our choice to remain subjects,in lawless union with, those self-destructive parts.
As it is now, the cancer is overtaking us. Were I a gambling man, it saddens me to admit I would not bet on our survival. but as I am part of this dammed lot I have no choice but to bet and do all that I can to insure our(you and me) survival as a free people.