Until people wake the eff up and recognize that our "constitutional system" has now failed, and that it needs to be replaced, there's no hope of the current slide being reversed.
The Declaration, which precedes the Constitution, says, "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
Every American must now consider two critical questions about the government which owes its existence to the Constitution:
1) Are you safe?
2) Are you happy?
Every American must now consider two critical questions about the government which owes its existence to the Constitution: 1) Are you safe?
2) Are you happy?
Exactly. And nicely put.
Answering for myself:
Am I safe? No, I don't think I am safe, insofar as I consider the greatest threat to my wellbeing, and that of my family, to be my own government.
Am I happy? There, I would first say that, being that I am in Christ and am trusting in him for eternal life, I'm certainly "happy" in that respect. But as for this present life, in this fallen world, no, I'm not very happy at all.
As you obviously recognize as well, those on this site who truly believe that we're going to be able to "vote our way out" of our present predicament are deep in the throes of delusion.