Superbly written, and a sobering read. As a proponent of small government, the ideas themselves are echoes, but I appreciate the wealth of evidence provided. T

Superbly written, and a sobering read. As a proponent of small government, the ideas themselves are echoes, but I appreciate the wealth of evidence provided. The big governments of the past sixteen (or, arguably, eighty) years have provided quite a bit of ammunition for political conservatives, and this spiraling crisis to me resembles an endgame for big government. Its bloat and poor decisions will result in bankruptcy and a timely education for those who've forgotten that the US government is inherently inefficient. This inefficiency is by design, for fear of a hulking administration was the primary motive in drafting such a constitution. Or, this will become a runaway train, and the government will grow like a cancer til its collapse. Let's hope not.