[Kevin Curry]

1) [T]he breakdown of the institutions of marriage and family; the inability of many to distinguish between right and wrong;

2)[T]he consolidation of power in Washington and in the executive branch; the breakdown in the rule of law; the usurpation of power by unaccountable supra-national agencies; infringements on personal freedoms

I broke the list into two separate groups to illustrate a point. Group one factors tend to cause group two consequences.

To paraphrase one of the founders: those who will not govern themselves will be governed by tyrants.

[tacticalogic]

Group one factors tend to cause group two consequences.

Can you show evidence of the existence of Group one factors in American society in the early 1900's that led to the massive expansion of federal government and consolidation of power in DC under Wilson and FDR?