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Mr. Bush, If you truly love the principles of Liberty and the Constitution, TEAR DOWN THIS BUREAUCRACY!

Uhh, I hate to tell you this but it isn't Mr. Bush that's the problem. It's the voters and non-voters who ultimately determine who gets elected to city, county state and federal elected offices. Perhaps you recall that our Constitution calls for a separation of powers across separate branches of government, which makes it, say, impossible for the President to tear down a bureaucracy all by himself. To your point, however, he could display greater leadership in this area. That he doesn't is, again, the fault of the voting populace.

Uhh, I hate to tell you this but it isn't Mr. Bush that's the problem. It's the voters and non-voters who ultimately determine who gets elected to city, county state and federal elected offices.

Bush lied his ass off during the campaign, portraying himself as a Reagan-style supply sider. His policies and attitude have a tremendous effect on federal bureaucracy, and the state of our economy.

It's the voters and non-voters who ultimately determine who gets elected to city, county state and federal elected offices.

You are correct. Citizens who abdicate their Sovereignty can expect their liberty to evaporate.

That is one reason I said "if we, the people, would get some gumption it would work again"

That said, there are any number of steps President Bush could take from the Bully Pulpit of the Presidency to influence the tone and tenor of the times in both symbolic and substantial ways.

He could summarily stop the insanity of airport searches with nothing more than a memo.

He could fire Norman Mineta.

He could direct his administration to arm airline pilots immediately

He could be photographed at target practice with a Homefront Defense rifle. Preferably an M-14 or maybe even a .50 caliber Barrett.

He could take the press corps to a target range.

He could repeal any number of executive orders from the past century.

He could impound funds for various useless departments.

He could introduce legislation to eliminate, abolish, and close various departments and agencies.

He could veto bills submitted to him by Congress.

In short he could take a tip from former Senator Barry Goldwater:

"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.

I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.

It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden.

I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is 'needed' before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible.

And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can."

- Former Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), "The Conscience of a Conservative"

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