Temporary Archive: Suzanne Brockmann's Message Board

Not intentionally (Does your statement infer that we have no recourse because government wouldn't approve of an "individual/citizen" focused reform?) This has been alluded to in the past, particualrly with regard to "do we really want idiots voting". I did not intend to mean there was not recourse--what I meant was the government as currently populated would not benefit from reform, and thus would not back it--nor take action that would potentially assist reformers. Now, I don't want people to think I am a paranoid conspiracy theorist (regardless of whether I am or not) but, what did we conclude was had the higher future value education or security (sorry if you missed that thread)--education. Yet our government spends enormously more on security.
What behooves the current government more--i.e, what is likely to reduce or minimilize resistance to government action--a frightful population or an educated population?

Yes, incredibly oversimplified--but is the logic sound? In my leadership classes the question almost always comes up--"Well, if you lead like that then sooner or later there won't be a need for you--" Which is true, because I believe in what I call positive self-efficacy--intentionally and continually expanding the amount of your environment over which you have control--but think of your own life--how many of you have had someone intentionally prevent you from gaining a skill or information so that you would not be able to rise to their level? (If my results are accurate--95% of you just said me, and of the other 5% 2.5 are lying and 2.5 self-employed)

So yes, we can still be heard and still have an influence but I don't think it will be invited.

"The government doesn't have the power to refuse to reform the people," with your statement, "Yes we should--but that does not behoove government--regardless of political affiliation?" Easy...

just kidding, the government has the power to resist reform--think of it as a living thing--it will fight to survive and it has a large advantage--it makes and enforces laws--plus, it is followed blindly by most of the population who are too busy to get educated or to organizae reform...I have consulted for the ACLU on a PA challenge and recieved enormous heat from friends--oh, the ACLU--bunch of nuts--well maybe so, but they have a valid 4th ammendment challenge to unreasonable search--of cousre I'm going to help--so the point isn't that we can't reform them, we can, but it is going to be resisted by everyone who believes they have something to lose.

In which case, what are our options for improving our government system? Education, perseverance, and personal risk