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The problem really comes down to the simple fact that everyone wants to see change, they just don't see the way to make it happen.

The moment our government broke the contract with the American people that we call the constitution, they ceased being the government of the united states.

At that moment the agreement between the people and their leadership was voided for breach of contract.

That realization is a very heavy burden to deal with, many refuse to see the facts because they just can't deal with it.

There are four boxes of liberty, they hold governments to their side of the bargain.

1) Soap Box. Freedom of speech, difficult to utilize effectively for several reasons. Ideas that threaten to change things are reviled by those who want things to stay as they are. Ideas can be hijacked and distorted into something nobody would care for. Sometimes we are so used to something being a certain way that change seems odd or unnecessary. Ideas are the most valuable way to effect change as they must be accepted as logical by the majority to become a motivation for change, and if that starts to happen, the opposition to change will stop at nothing to halt it in it's tracks.

2) Ballot Box. Voting for change, also difficult to utilize in a condition like we see here now. Making people believe their vote will not be counted has a very direct effect on voting, many just don't show up to vote. This is almost always to keep change from happening. Even if the votes are counted properly, the impression they will not be is useful to discourage those who want change.

3) Jury Box. Forcing change with logical legal means. Very effective if the courts conduct themselves by the rule of law, and enforcement of the court's decision is carried out. But we definately are not dealing with a system that respects the rule of law, nor is it being enforced in the rare case of fair judgment. (Scooter Libby)

4) Ammo Box. Armed revolution that will require the injured party lowering themselves to the level of the oppressors. The outcome is anybodys guess but much risk is involved when confronting the world's most powerful military, as many nations around the world know. One thing is for sure, many will die and the victor will not recognize the place when it's over, nor will they have much time to regroup before those who we have pissed off in the past come here for payback on a weakened nation. The only thing in our favor is that we have shown that as a people we can do this, we have done it.

None of these options are workable at present, we will have to wait for this stalemate to change, as all things do. Either we will move closer to the rule of law and back to the constitutional republic we founded, or we will move further away from it and risk foreign intervention or the inevitable awaking of the majority to the need to stand against it at all costs.

Time will tell.