It can collapse at the ballot box, in the courts, and through us taking it over- the country herself doesn’t need to collapse.
The latter would more likely than not, just give more power to those with totalitarian tendencies- it certainly wouldn’t return us to a Constitutional Republic.
“The latter would more likely than not, just give more power to those with totalitarian tendencies- it certainly wouldn’t return us to a Constitutional Republic.”
I never see a post-financial collapse USA turning into a more free country. Instead, the financial collapse will mean the loss of a large amount of wealth for the super-majority, an accumulation of power among a few, and the USA becoming more like Argentina.
In other words: financial collapse is a very bad thing; and I would never wish for it to occur sooner or at all. However, I do fear that we are accelerating into bankruptcy.
My contention is that we cant recover the Constitutional system at the ballot box. The entitlement state is already to great and gets more ensconced daily. For me this healthcare bill is the Rubicon. If it is upheld by Federal courts and if the states are ineffective in nullifying it, the Federal Government is at odd with the constitution and its values.
And your point is a good one that a collapse of the Federal Government would lead to a totalitarian power grab. The mission of those who uphold the constitution, I hope, is to strengthen the other institutions in our society before the collapse comes and thereby hold off the totalitarian push and allow for a new firmer footing of good government.