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    Yup I appreciate to learn what others think and why.

    Out of curiosity: you are both americans. what would you take away from your government and put back into the hand of each individual american, and would the result be a government that is signifficantly smaller than the current one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
    Yup I appreciate to learn what others think and why.

    Out of curiosity: you are both americans. what would you take away from your government and put back into the hand of each individual american, and would the result be a government that is signifficantly smaller than the current one?
    Now don't get specific on me Bruno --- I've been talking in platitudes --- I'll have to give that one a good think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
    Yup I appreciate to learn what others think and why.

    Out of curiosity: you are both americans. what would you take away from your government and put back into the hand of each individual american, and would the result be a government that is signifficantly smaller than the current one?
    I would get rid of the civil court system and reinstate pistols at twenty paces!
    It's a deep question Bruno, and like Justin said, I have to think on it!!

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    How can we expect individuals produced by a government dominated education to be capable of dominating the government?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr View Post
    How can we expect individuals produced by a government dominated education to be capable of dominating the government?
    Good point!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr View Post
    How can we expect individuals produced by a government dominated education to be capable of dominating the government?
    As with other things, through impartial review of the system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
    As with other things, through impartial review of the system.

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    If the impartial reviewers were educated by the government then their impartiality would be in question Don't you think?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
    If the impartial reviewers were educated by the government then their impartiality would be in question Don't you think?
    no, I think that's stretching it a little.

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