Amen brother!
Too bad the dumbing down of America has been so effective because its destroyed the average attention span. The people who think this-or-that legislation is insignificant and of no consequence are living in a dream world.
Posse Comitatus was amended by Bush to howls of Fascism from the Radical left. Once Obama took office, he kept that Bush doctrine in place. I thought it was dangerous when Bush did it, and I still think its too dangerous a policy for any administration to leave in place.
“Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation” - Madison
“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy” - Madison
“The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.” - Madison
“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.” - Madison
“In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority” - Madison
Madison, like the other founders, has proven himself to be a prophetic man with brilliant foresight and a keen understanding of mans capacity to enslave his fellow man.