4th, that made me laugh.
Quaint. i like it.
as for US govt, well... it seems to me, who can barely follow this discussion and wont' even begin to speak to it, that all our checks and balances muddy the waters considerably. We have to ask, "does this fall under the power of this body of government?" "Can i justify what i want to do with hte law?" And many a stupid law has been passed, and many a stupid law has been repealed. problem is, it takes time. So, for those of us minions who aren't rich lobbiests, our only real recourse is to wait till this get's pulled up before the supreme court, and hope they see it our way.