> This country runs from the bottom up. While I very much support individual privacy and liberty, I think the statement above is being misapplied: Yes it runs

> This country runs from the bottom up. While I very much support individual privacy and liberty, I think the statement above is being misapplied: Yes it runs from the bottom up, and therefore it does not run according to ancient rules and their interpretations. It's a democracy, not a religion; today's voters decide what they want, not ancient prophets (the Founders) who handed down scripture (the Constitution, Federalist Papers, etc.). And in fact, that's how the founders of the U.S. designed it.