> Lawyers run the country, Congress is all lawyers and no engineers. “In my years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law fir

> Lawyers run the country, Congress is all lawyers and no engineers. “In my years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” — John Adams It's simply a matter of scale. Because the government has accrued so many powers beyond the founding intent, it has become attractive to buy it. As people buy it, the government invests in more powers to keep the gravy going. As long as they do it gradually enough, and make it seem like they have a moral imperative to spend your money because they know better, the state will continue to grow. More power, more corruption; more corruption, more power — until it all becomes too much. If Edward Snowden could offer the government more power to attract more relationship investment from business, then he would have been pardoned in Barack Obama's tenure.