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  Date / Time: 10/18/2008 1:00 AM UTC

  Are We in a Civil War?
  

  Kelsey Grammer mentioned we are in a civil war while appearing on the Glenn Beck show recently. He felt the lines were quickly being drawn between those who support self-reliance and limited government versus those who feel the government needs to do more and think they're entitled to redistributed dollars.

  There are those among us who understand we weren't meant to be a democracy and there's a big difference between a federalist republic and a representative democracy. Many understand the importance of checks and balances in government versus majority control and majority rule. In that environment the 17th Amendment would need to be repealed and the electoral college restored yet many don't know what the 17th did and support a strictly popular vote for the president as well.

  Among the people are those who believe we should have a Constitutionally restricted Federal Government while the rest are OK with the deficit spending process that fuels numerous entitlement programs. Under a United States living within the Constitution Alexis de Tocqueville saw people associated locally to overcome challenges in education, welfare, policing, and other key issues impacting our families and local lives. Over the past century and a half we instead have the government driving areas they were never meant to. Examples are the Department of Education, welfare programs, federalized police forces, and D.C. controlling what states and communities are to do.

  In the beginning we supported a foreign policy introduced by Jefferson and embraced by Washington. It was a non-intervention approach to open interaction with the world without conflicting entanglements. Since Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson every administration has instead supported and interventionist approach that has led to our troops being in 130+ countries around the globe at a cost of over $1 trillion per year. This issue alone is quite misunderstood yet sparks anger among many who believe to not intervene or to not support intervention is somehow unpatriotic and passiveness.

  Do all of these differences point to a growing riff among the people that really does equate to being in a civil war. Not fought with guns, at least not yet, but with rhetoric, sound bites, and misdirection by politicians who only are focused on power over the people? We'll discuss the idea of whether or not we are at war. If we are, who are the armies fighting for control? What side would be wise to choose and fight for? What will be the outcome of the latest battle and will we survive as the country we think we are? Join us in this discussion this;

  Sunday at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/March-of-Liberty at 7pm EST.

  We must restore conversation in politics. During our discussion listeners can join in live chat as well as call in and voice their opinion. We hope to hear from people who support all sides of the discussion. If we are truly at war we must fight with debate so we can avoid fighting with weapons. Join us please and let's promote education through conversation.

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