[inquest]

What just saw happening is that I talked about standing up to self-important-government-types

LOL! As if.

You weren't talking about "standing up" to anyone. You were assuming that because they're supposed to be working for you, they therefore actually are, and that you somehow have the power to make them do it if they're reluctant to. That's very naive wishful thinking. Feel free to indulge in it all you like, but don't expect anyone else to believe that you're "standing up" to the people in government by doing it.

[expat_panama]

Hey In, are we on the same page here?   How about we focus.   Let's try again with this question of people, power, and government.  

What do you think of this:  people have the power, and they give governments only the amount of power they see fit.   Are we together so far?

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