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Lack of Respect, first step

We are in a very dangerous time for America. I am not referring to the war on terrorism, or Iraq. I am referring to the increase in mean spirited attitude motivating personal attacks that have become more prevalent since 1992. Senators and House members and, "others", are not conducting themselves in a manner befitting their station as representatives of the most farsighted constitution designed by free thinkers.

The first Amendment gives us all the right to speak our minds, but to do so in a manner that exudes disrespect has never been profitable or productive. It is a sign of decreasing control of one's emotion, and in fact shows others that we are being controlled by our emotions and not logic or reasoning. To do so in the public eye makes the disrespect more obvious and makes one question motivation of that person.

Consolidation of power within the Executive Branch is the second step.

Degradation of checks and balances is very dangerous. Our Government is based on questions and answering in the most marvelous process of coming to the best solutions for important decisions that require serious meditation, introspection and in depth discussion between differing opinions.

The most dangerous mind set in America is the "us and them attitude". We can see the pitfalls of that in all of the most dangerous places in the world. Cooperation between the us and them changes groups of Me's to We, and that has been and should continue to be U.S. in America.

Our Fore Fathers had had enough of unbridled power's misery, and designed a frustratingly marvelous system that insured a slow burn instead of an explosion. Peaceful change of power is the corner stone propped up by the Bill Of Rights. Checks and balances hold it together. Beware of what lay outside of mutual cooperation in government. Loss of respect for one another in government is the first step toward a new form of government.
r8dmarshall