[nathanbedford]

Did the farmers of America, the shopkeepers, the laborers, the mothers and grandmothers know what was coming in 1861?

Did the parents of my neighbors here in Bavaria know what was coming when they put Hitler in office in 1933? In this context, have a look at Travis McGee's posts in this thread.

As you know, I have long felt that Article V needs a black Swan event to push it over the top. My fear is that the other side preparing for just such an event and our side is watching football games and soap operas. If and when the crunch comes, what is to the deliver the people to salvation through an article 5 movement instead of toward tyranny through a Reichstag fire, a terrorist attack, a devastating plague, or an economic collapse?

[Jacquerie]

Yes, super post from TM.

The White House outwardly or indirectly controls all institutions worth controlling.

Everything is secondary to politics, the dark art of using power to one’s purpose. Freedom be damned.

The parallels to Hitler's rise are compelling. Most Americans know things are very wrong, but do not realize we are only a presidential decree away from classic, hard tyranny.

There is little time for Article V, if there is any time at all.