Sal-

Basically, we agree. I mentioned that legislation is the real killer and we might be the most legislated state in the union - we seem to get the most press for it anyway.

Todd is on the mark about making fun of "Obama is going to take your guns." It won't happen that way and anyone that promotes that has an ulterior motive or chooses to not deal with the reality of the situation.

Ultimately, your last comment is the key - I voted for Ron Paul becasue I could not in good conscience vote for the shinolas offered by our plutocratic GOP & Democratic parties. When the people of the USA realize that we don't have to put up with having only two choices (really just one choice as it is all rhetoric and posturing), things will change for the better.

People constantly make fun of "socialist countries" on this board, and I am not going to support socialism in this diatribe, but I would point out that VOTING makes a big difference in those countries and the people are more realistically represented by their legislators. We don't have to change our system of government, but we do need to introduce a non-satus quo party or parties to get effective change.