Ed, I don't see any big changes coming, mostly because of human nature
being what it is in America, accepting and willing.

Unfortunatley, we, as human being who have been protected by our
society most of our lives, aren't capable of making the necessary
decisions to effect the changes necessary to find and hire the leaders
we need.

I believe, from my reading, that our original elected officials were
leaders due to their position in their communities first, then they
were elected to public office. When these elected leaders were faced
with the decision to form their own governments, state and federal,
they all made the conscious decision to 'risk all' that they owned plus
prison and death to affect this change. A majority voted to revolt
against King George of England.

We will never, without very severe circumstances, circumstances that
affect all Americans, get the American public to vote to any
substancial change in the way things are done. This can't happen until
there is a way for our leaders to gain office based on ability and a
sense of duty rather than the 'popularity contests' we call elections.


JohnD