A Little Casuistry Goes a Long Way—May Your Chains Set Lightly Upon You.

A Little Casuistry Goes a Long Way: "In the end, the American Republic failed to heed President Eishenhower's warning, fell victim to its own successful war machine—the Media-Industrial-Educational-Industrial-Military Complex—and became the United States-Socialist Republic (US-SR) of America. With 30% of its citizens basking in rotund obesity and larger percentages boasting innumeracy and illiteracy, Government control became entrenched with vast bread & circus programs—never before had so many millions feasted in such prodigious gluttony and mindless diversions."

Review & Outlook: The President's Cliff Walk - WSJ.com

Review & Outlook: The President's Cliff Walk - WSJ.com: "There's little doubt that Mr. Obama has the political whip hand for the moment. The tax increases and defense spending cuts will automatically take effect if Congress and the President fail to act. Mr. Obama could bludgeon Republicans to accept a deal on his terms, then if they balk simply pocket the tax increases as a revenue windfall, while blaming Republicans if there's a recession.

   What that strategy won't do is solve the real problems he's inheriting from his own first term. The deficit is growing by $1 trillion a year and another U.S. credit-rating downgrade beckons as entitlement spending escalates. Above all, the economy is growing too slowly to raise incomes or raise enough revenue for the government.
   The question is whether Mr. Obama wants to solve these problems—or continue demonizing Republicans while getting nothing done." 

   —Getting nothing done?  Some would argue that consolidating Federal control over all health care and financial markets is a big agenda item over the next four years.  Let' see which States stand up and use their 10th Amendment rights to nullify these unconstitutional infringement and encroachments.

Nullification Victories! – Tenth Amendment Center

Nullification Victories! – Tenth Amendment Center: "Yesterday, Barack Obama won the presidential election. But, the people of six states voted to take their freedom without federal “permission.”

In ten states – Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts and Alabama – voters had a chance to resist DC and approve ballot initiatives which would nullify unconstitutional federal acts. Six of them passed."

Our system is much more complex than the Presidency and we can still retain many of our freedoms despite the control of the Federal Executive Branch by crony capitalists.