At 08:40 AM 4/30/97 -0500, Bradley Felton wrote:

What is needed is a "Bonsai" government, that is kept carefully pruned into exactly the desired shape, and is never allowed to outgrow its pot. With this analogy in mind, I would posit:

4) Insufficient pruning mechanisms.

The pruning mechanism was put in by the Founding Fathers in form of the Second Amendment. The problem was that the People decided they wanted to give up the pruning mechanism for some (perceived) temporary safety. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred "I do believe that where there is a choice only between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." Mahatma Gandhi