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I agree. The Constitution has resourceful determined enemies. Many of them took that oath, but it meant nothing to them.
Politicians pander to parasites in their quest to hold onto power. Parasites vote for whichever liar promises the most.
How do we stop this? How can we educate people about freedom when they are forced into government schools and dumbed down?

[Illbay]

How can we educate people about freedom when they are forced into government schools and dumbed down?

Y'know, I'm not sure I have a ready answer to this. When the 2000 election happened, I was sure it was the beginning of the end of things--even though Bush won by the skin of his teeth. The fact that more people had voted for Gore convinced me that it was all but over.

But this last election gave me hope once more. I began to see things a bit more in context. It seems that the problems we had in 2000 were (1) Democrat vote fraud, and (2) too many conservatives who didn't trust GWB because of his name.

The fact is, that 9/11 changed the equation for a lot of people. It shook some from their slumber and their reverie. They saw Mr. Bush for who he really is: A leader. That got a lot of conservatives on his side.

Then, you had a lot of people who hadn't paid attention much sitting up and taking notice. They saw the Democrats, in this time of crisis, for who WE CONSERVATIVES have always known they really are: Haters of America.

What they saw nauseated them, and as a result polling done in the past year or so has shown more people self-identifying as "conservatives" and "Republicans." All this talk of "kitchen table issues" by the Terry McAuliffes of the Dem party was poppy-cock; the only "kitchen table issue" people have become concerned about is "are these terrorists going to be targeting me and my family next?"

That's why even with all the incredible negative world opinion (supposedly) and the Leftist media carping, Mr. Bush's approval numbers are STILL through the roof, and the war on Saddam is quite well supported. Enough people have seemingly awoken to the reality that there are mean and evil people out there who wish us harm.

And it even seems like they're beginning to recognize the mean and evil people WITHIN OUR OWN BORDERS who hate us as well.

As a result, you don't have people like Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-AL) and Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), both big boosters of Middle Eastern terror-coddlers, to kick around any more.

I think that 9/11 may come to be seen as a blessing in disguise for this Republic, after the crisis (God willing) passes.