Quote Originally Posted by pisshead

the real spectrum is dictatorship (total government control of your life) and anarchy (no government)...

a constitutional republic is very close to anarchy, and far away from a dictatorship. there's a rule of law with enumerated powers for the feds and separation of powers and checks and balances. that's not the way it works anymore, and it doesn't matter if bush or kerry is selected.
I think the above portion of this quote is right on....(the real spectrum)

However, I think that the constitutional republic is closer to the dictatorship. We certainly are not living under 'no government'.