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To: Jim S who wrote (16981)	1/25/2007 1:03:14 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Fat Chance is also the probability the the United States will still exist in the current form in a hundred years. It will end up being split into two or more countries.

To: Jim S who wrote (16981)	1/26/2007 10:48:40 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Re: [A CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment.] "Great idea. But, it can be described in two words: fat chance." Ah... a fatalist <G> I agree that most of our politicians are craven, they especially love big government and the 'secret tax' (because they naver have to record direct votes for it) of deficit spending, monetary inflation, and tax bracket creep. They love it so much because most of the damages hit our country AFTER they are out of office --- their hands appear clean. Never-the-less, I believe that --- at some particular point in time... most likely after some sort of mentally-focusing economic catastrophe, such as a currency collapse, inability to finance continued deficits without spiking interest rates, etc. --- the American public will be in a MAJOR 'throw the bums out' sort of mood... and open to the radical structural reforms that will be necessary to put things right. I still believe in the essential goodness of the American people... and still believe that effective (even of the 'turn-on-a-dime' quick sort) change is POSSIBLE within our system of governance. ALL it takes is a sufficient head-of-steam, a sufficient fire under the public. We ALMOST had a critical mass for the Balanced Budget Amendment towards the end of a 12 year period of MASSIVE FEDERAL DEFICITS under Reagan/Bush I/& Democrat Congresses... when Perot nearly fanned the flames of reform enough to built to a sustained fire. (Alas, not quite enough... and part of the political problem no doubt was found in the too-flawed & quirky character that was Perot, and the massive counter-weight of all the economic interests that are invested in the present state of affairs.) Still... even greater financial pressures have been building up in recent years, 'underground' and mostly not commented upon. I believe it is more possible then you may think that --- at some point not too far off --- real change may happen.