How bad do things have to get before we do something? Or are we like the frog in a pot of water -- we will take it as long as the heat is turned up slowly?

How bad do things have to get before we do something?

Do something? Sure. Destroy the very things that make America great? No thank you.

Crichton's suggestion was legal, honorable, and potentially effective. Standing anyone who disagrees with you up against the wall was none of that (and even though I never thought you meant that literally, the implication was that we do whatever was expedient, legal or not).

In addition, what Crichton suggested was 'reasonable' in that there would be a reasonable chance to institute it. Having everyone vote the way you want - or die - would be effective, but if you're just going to dictate the way things should be with no implementation plan other than just declaring it shall be done then why not just declare yourself king and do things the way you want?

There's a lot of room between doing nothing and ineffective wishing for things that are just not going to happen.

Yes!

It's worked in all OTHER fields!