Not exactly. It was entirely dependent on us paying attention, seeking truth and having the guts to stand up and defend this precious gift we were given.
We failed miserably and got the leaders we deserved.
Not true. To secure freedom, our Framers' design relied on vertical separation of power, federalism in a senate of the states. After 101 years, instead of protecting the prerogatives of the states as per the 10th Amendment, the senate has become a rubber stamp for a demagogic president.
We just need to fill our voting booths with liberty-loving Americans. And keep on filling them.
Semiannual elections are increasingly for show, to condone the illegitimate powers of the uniparty. Elections alone cannot reverse our dive into despotism. Obama has accumulated powers that no election can reverse.