Yes we do. And it is a problem that will only get worse. It is a problem that the Nation, as it was envisioned, will not survive.
The problem is not obama. obama is only the symptom of the problem. He is the evidence that there is a problem. The problem is the people who put the obamas in positions of power. It is a problem that the Founding Fathers understood all too well. That problem is stupid people voting. People who have no "skin" in the game, or issue voting on said issue. To illustrate: Non property owners voting to increase property taxes.
Over the years, the Court decisions and leglative actions have so destroyed the protections and checks and balances the Founding Fathers had given us. One example is the Direct Election of Senators. They Amended the Constitution for this one. In time this gave us the Ted Kennedys, the Robert Byrds, etal. Prior to this, the State Governors appointed their Senators. This ensured that no one individual built a dynasty.
To make a long story short we have degenerated to the point where we have become a Nation of these who work for a living and those who vote for a living. And at this point in time and for the forseeable future , there are more here who vote for a living than those who work for a living. no company, no organization, no Nation can survive after its makeup consists of more takers than contributors. And that, My FRiend, is where we are now.
Well said. If anything fills me with foreboding for the future of this republic, it is not that Obama is President, but that the electorate of this country would elect a man who is a Marxist, a socialist, a racist and a radical, and not just once, but twice.
Amazing, really. In our lifetime.
And, I agree with you on the direct election of senators. It is just another weakening of states rights. Before the 17th amendments, senators were expected to be advocates for their states. After the 17th amendment, they just became beholden to the Federal government.