The solutions being attempted/approached in the mainstream (read: by the Two Evils and their flocks of sheep) are inherently faulted, as most libertarians know, and most non-libertarians can feel in their gut.

There is an ideal governmental structure, and it has yet to exist in practice in the world. I'm not willing to say at this point that it is pure laissez-faire libertarianism, but I can see clearly that that is the proper direction to head.

Few will debate that the U.S. Constitution is one of the best Government Charters ever developed; and few will debate that it has been run through the wringer, and that our founding fathers would be upset at many of the ways "we" have strayed.

It is my belief that a group of concerned, non-entrenched citizens, given ten or twenty years, could develop a plan on how to restore many of the things that have been lost (freedom, dignity, American Pride, rights) in this country, and (a harder challenge) could figure out the way to get from here to there without destroying our oh-so-fragile social fabric.

It is very important that this process take place outside of the Two-Evils system (it has to do with strict adherence to principles). For this reason, it is unlikely that you will see me run for a state or Federal elected office before 2008.

This system is going to wither and collapse whether we like it or not; it may not be in our lifetime, or it maybe in a few years. Events are rising to a point of volatility that defies confident prediction. There will come a time (if it is not already that time) when the proper combination of crises would drive this country (and to an extent, the world) to its knees.

When the Big Government Shit hits the Critical Mass Fan, I for one want to be ready. Because if we can pose a viable, supportable, researched, studied alternative, at that time of crisis, then we might be in a position to make this country the great bastion of liberty and opportunity it was intended to be.

If we're not ready- with the proper plan, a properly charismatic and dynamic leader/spokesperson (hint, hint), and the numbers to back it up, then the Same-Old-Schmoes are going to use the same old tricks (can you say F-D-R?), and we'll just end up pushing the deadline for our imminent self-destruction a little further ahead.

My instincts tell me that our current system of government is going to hit a brick wall sometime in the next 20 years. Besides the collapse of the Drug War, Social Security, Medi-cash, and the like, the social and racial disparities and conflicts are going to do nothing but get worse. Does anyone really think the L.A. riots were the end of the story?

So, while everybody sits around and scratches their entitlements, I'd rather work on getting some smart, forward-thinking people together to hash out the real answer.

Before I get too flamed for this, I want to clarify: I do not think that there is an answer to all of society's ills, or a best way to live life. I do, however, think there is an ideal system of governance for humans, and I'd like to see how close we can get to figuring it out.

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