Jacob,  
 
Great article. Thanks for the reminder on Waco. I/'d sure like the left to admit this episode should be as shameful to their side, as GWB\'s unConstitutional war & invasion of Iraq is to the GOP side. In fact, I as a lifelong Christian \'conservative / Constitutionalist\', I have been as outspoken & outraged over Iraq as I was over Waco. That many see one, but refuse to the the logical connection of both, is maddening. We must come to the point where we all see the true antidote to out of control \'civil\' government, is to begin to affirm & strenthen the more important \'govenments\' that lie closer at hand. What the heck do I mean by that ? I mean that Self government, Family government & Church government are far more influential, in the long run, than civil government. In a society where those three, self, family & church all decide to obey God & the Constitution first & foremost, what traction can unrighteous civil govnerment gain ? Very little, me thinks. The founding fathers assumed this to be the basis for a free & Christian nation - they even warned that if we abandoned rule by God in ourselves, families & churches, that the civil government would become tyrannical. I\'d commend the study of this facet to others. It has revolutionized our lives here. It\'s so easy to become disillusioned by how slow the civil govenment is to change - witness the ill used & ill supported Dr. Paul - for whom we were tireless footsoldiers. But we\'ve got to take heart that Reformation of our dear nation must take place in hearts & minds, again, in self, family & church (with society amongst our neighbors), at the same time we work for it in the civil / political sphere. It seems to be a both / and equation, not just an either / or. 
 
God bless you & every one here, 
 
David A.