[greeneyes]

Thanks. I really found this to be interesting. I am especially struck by the notations with respect to general welfare, and the necessity of virtue needed for a Republican form of Government.

[EBH]

I was not so surprised at seeing the reference to ‘virtue’ in government. I had read similar expressions from reading the 5,000 Year Leap in that the founders placed great value on not just virtuous leaders for government, but in the people themselves. This is indeed one area that we have strayed very, very far from. The vacuum left has created the “in” for all sorts of mischief by the government.