Hi Mo1.
I know how you feel. It's confusing that during this time of love and fellowship, my fellow humans can drive me so crazy!
Maybe it would help if some of them just showered once in a while. lol.
There was a time "before residenial property tax" a person was land owner......now because of property taxes has been reduced to tenant status!
"A republic if you can keep it"....
At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powell anxiously awaited the results, and as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the long task now finished, asked him directly: "Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin.
The term republic had a significant meaning for both of them and all early Americans. It meant a lot more than just representative government and was a form of government in stark contrast to pure democracy where the majority dictated laws and rights. And getting rid of the English monarchy was what the Revolution was all about, so a monarchy was out of the question.
The American Republic required strict limitation of government power. Those powers permitted would be precisely defined and delegated by the people, with all public officials being bound by their oath of office to uphold the Constitution. The democratic process would be limited to the election of our leaders and not used for granting special privileges to any group or individual nor for defining rights.
Con't
http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/republic.html
Try being stuck on a Septa Bus for 2 hours .. in the middle of summer *L*
Been there .. done that and I will never ever go back to using public transportation again