I have run companies, made sales and paid employees during the various recessions of the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's. As a typical middle class person, I got to stand on the sides while some twisted the system in order to siphon the assets of the middle class, then passed laws to make it easier the next time. A few were caught in the Bush 90's, but it was a lesson for them which that saw would not be repeated in the next version of their syphoning systems.
The worst part is that legalisms were used as if that were the end-all and be-all. The end-all and be-all are the policies of the society – that is what has been systematically violated.
Likewise with many important policies. If having a war is so important, then go over there and fight it. Let us watch the POTUS fly a drone over a village and kill people with it. If Gitmo is so important, then send a family member to sit in one of the cages and be treated as the worst is being treated. Better yet, send a Bush family member. No, send two, one from each.
Policies. Like detainment rules being changed – fine. But put some family members in indefinate detainment as well. Call it the King George rule since that was one of the fundamentals of the War of Independance. Hey, that empty bedroom of the family member can have a few soldiers bunking in as long as we're at it.
OK; point made. Who else is making it? Ah! A Green Party candidate for POTUS: Jill Stein for President
Yeah, sure. I know it is hard out there in realpolitik land. No, we didn't sell naming rights to the air force and invade Chile. But for the excuse of signing more money over to the military, and with the excuse of that he won't use it (though he can't promise that the next cat won't) he destroyed 3 or 4 basics of the Bill or Rights.
We got to get the policy back in.
