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To: Ilaine who wrote (2341)	11/5/2002 9:42:08 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6901

People in other countries sometimes are puzzled, or amused, at how much we Americans still care about the Founding Fathers, but we live in a democratic republic which has lasted longer than any other in history, and the ideals under which this country was founded matter a great deal to us, still. Steven den Beste has pointed out that European Constitutions are fairly recent and subject to change. When we say things like, "We can't just sign on to the ICC, it's unconstitutional" they cannot believe that we are in earnest -- to them it's a transparent excuse.

To: Ilaine who wrote (2341)	11/5/2002 10:45:53 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6901

<People in other countries sometimes are puzzled> People migrating to the US are also often puzzled as to "how does this really work?". Having done some reading, (as part of my citizenship app), I have a belief that the US government is based on the idea of having conflicting views heard, and eventually (maybe) passed into law, so no one gets to call all the shots. I believe the PC description is "checks and balances". The next few weeks will indicate if that is still what the US voting population wants. cheers, kumar