A big reset is, at this juncture, as apt to leave us in a worse place as in a better one. You and I see the big-picture problems, but life remains very cozy for Americans, and coziness prompts luxury beliefs and self-absorption of the sort that says "my feelings are hurt, so you shouldn't have the right to say what you did." Oh, and a massive disregard for property rights.
Resets are numbers games, and I don't see the numbers.
On the other hand, the current judiciary, despite many flaws and missteps, has been doing some pretty good work at preserving rights here and there.
A reset might end up replacing our Constitution with something akin to the EU's, which is 12x the size of ours and contain all sort of entitlement garbage.
I definitely understand your concern. This is why I used the definition, and tried to use the examples, of reset that I did - to revert something to it's initial state; not to make it something new. We need to get back to the Constitution as it was written, erase most of the laws (at least federal) on the law books, eliminate the bureaucracy, make the federal government small and weak as it was intended. We need to return to a time of liberty *and* risk - the two are inextricable, but too many are too comfortable and expect far too much of government rather than themselves.
It is a dangerous game, but aside from a "reset" of sorts, I don't see America continuing to be a "free" country for very much longer.
The way back is incremental, and as bottom-up as possible. Look at how gun rights have been going the past 50 years. Even as the Feds have tried and tried to restrict them, the states have been restoring them. First, right-to-carry, modeled on Georgia and Florida, expanded to over 40 states. Then, Constitutional carry became a thing, and that is in 27 states. The Court came along and slapped the remaining few, and the lower courts are continuing those slaps in bits and pieces.
Dan Bongino has taken to asking his audience, who can interact with him via a live chat during his podcast on Rumble, are things bad enough yet? It's largely a rhetorical question, because it's obvious that by and large, Americans perceive themselves not as frogs in a pot of water on a fire, but as safe and secure people lounging in first world hot tubs. It's likely that absent some abrupt catastrophic change, we're going to slouch into third world totalitarianism.
A big reset is, at this juncture, as apt to leave us in a worse place as in a better one. You and I see the big-picture problems, but life remains very cozy for Americans, and coziness prompts luxury beliefs and self-absorption of the sort that says "my feelings are hurt, so you shouldn't have the right to say what you did." Oh, and a massive disregard for property rights.
Resets are numbers games, and I don't see the numbers.
On the other hand, the current judiciary, despite many flaws and missteps, has been doing some pretty good work at preserving rights here and there.
A reset might end up replacing our Constitution with something akin to the EU's, which is 12x the size of ours and contain all sort of entitlement garbage.
I definitely understand your concern. This is why I used the definition, and tried to use the examples, of reset that I did - to revert something to it's initial state; not to make it something new. We need to get back to the Constitution as it was written, erase most of the laws (at least federal) on the law books, eliminate the bureaucracy, make the federal government small and weak as it was intended. We need to return to a time of liberty *and* risk - the two are inextricable, but too many are too comfortable and expect far too much of government rather than themselves.
It is a dangerous game, but aside from a "reset" of sorts, I don't see America continuing to be a "free" country for very much longer.
The way back is incremental, and as bottom-up as possible. Look at how gun rights have been going the past 50 years. Even as the Feds have tried and tried to restrict them, the states have been restoring them. First, right-to-carry, modeled on Georgia and Florida, expanded to over 40 states. Then, Constitutional carry became a thing, and that is in 27 states. The Court came along and slapped the remaining few, and the lower courts are continuing those slaps in bits and pieces.
It's two steps forward, one step back. A very frustrating process.
For sure.
Big changes always seem to go against liberty, unfortunately, so messy and frustrating is all we've got.
Did we forget to read the manual? {giggle} Foolish citizens!
There's a follow-up coming (after Thanksgiving).
Dan Bongino has taken to asking his audience, who can interact with him via a live chat during his podcast on Rumble, are things bad enough yet? It's largely a rhetorical question, because it's obvious that by and large, Americans perceive themselves not as frogs in a pot of water on a fire, but as safe and secure people lounging in first world hot tubs. It's likely that absent some abrupt catastrophic change, we're going to slouch into third world totalitarianism.