Interesting point of view. It might be worth pointing out the the "Declaration Of Independence" starts out with the phrase "We The People" as in we are the government. The politicians are our proxies. That is to say that they are supposed to do what we "The People" want them to do. Not what they think is best for us. The power of the citizen is supreme even though the power structure does not want to acknowledge this. Trying to use the powers of the citizen usually will give you a lot of grief even though you are correct you will pay a price in todays power structure. An example might be trying to hand out paperwork that explains the concept of jury nullification outside a courthouse. Oh yea, that's an arrestin', might even get tazed! Even if you are on solid constitutional ground your going to get your ass whipped anyway, go to jail, pay fines etc. The idea I'm trying to get to is that our present system is not what the founding fathers envisioned. The government is not your friend and protector, rather it is it's own protector. A subtle yet important concept.