It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends.
Some of the folks on both sides might be sincere, but it does seem as if it is only the opposition that cares about the Bill of Rights most of the time.
There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.
There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency.
This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal.
Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.
Freedom to vote is valuable primarily as a means to safeguard other freedoms.
