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[GenuineRisk]

To the main point of your post though, I think you're right that power in too few hands is dangerous, regardless of the economic system the country follows. One of the reasons the increase in power of the Executive Branch should be a big cause for concern here- no matter to which party the man (or someday, woman) in the White House belongs. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, and all that.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

To the main point of your post though, I think you're right that power in too few hands is dangerous, regardless of the economic system the country follows. One of the reasons the increase in power of the Executive Branch should be a big cause for concern here- no matter to which party the man (or someday, woman) in the White House belongs. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, and all that.

GR,
Please forgive me for only hearing one side of this debate, yours. The other is on "ignore".
I'll just say that it's really not about an economic system. Many have succeeded that didn't hold to ours. Look at China, India...on and on.
The thing that makes our great country a model to the rest of the world is not our economic system, but rather the "balance of powers" as shown in our Constitution. Alas, when one of those branches usurps the powers of the others, that balance no longer exists. It is cause for concern.
It is not only seen by those that believe in the wisdom of the founders, but also by all those outside of our nation, to which we hold a standard, something worthy of trust, something worth sacrificing lives to uphold.
DTS