[TheRealThing]

I would like to believe the same, but Lois Lerner was placed on administrative leave on May 23, 2013, and as far as I know, she is still being paid a salary. Think about how hard it must be to get rid of people who have committed lesser crimes. I have seen first hand how hard it is to get rid of a federal civil servant who was incredibly lazy and incompetent. She is gone now, but in most case such people just get transferred to a different agency and the cycle repeats.

Maybe the 30,000 miraculously rediscovered Lerner emails will serve to further open the eyes of the electorate. I would guess it has never even occurred to most that so much control over daily life is brought about by regulations written by bureaucrats. And, that fact just goes to show how much gets by the eyes of the Congress who are the people's last and only line of defense in such matters.

Grappling with the enormity of running this nation can seem hopeless, and comes to light during discussions like this. I believe the reason America worked better during the war years was because everybody was united in the spirit of nationalism. A high percentage of state and federal employees were motivated to do a good job for the sake of their country. And regardless of the contention of so many of present day, man's conscience is the best tool he will ever have to guide his actions. When something is wrong, it feels wrong because that is the function of conscience. Thusly is the incredible foolishness of America having turned her back on God revealed. In saying that I'm not suggesting that there are none within government that can be trusted to look out for the common good. But, the more men and women of conscience we have the better off we will be, and the more likely oppressive regulations might reasonably be balked at. Of course, the lack of direction problem is certainly not confined to government circles, as the voter has shown remarkable indiscretion in installing candidates to high office based solely on their party affiliation. I mean, some would vote for Hitler if he was with their political party.

In short, if this nation's highest authority is some Ivy Leaguer sitting in a government office with the thermostat jacked up too high cranking out regulations that facilitate the liberal agenda, we could never expect to place enough lucid minded people to watch over them. Though that analogy may be somewhat weak to demonstrate the point, a nation governed by the people could hardly expect to survive the test of time if every successive generation comes in and makes changes based on the social issues of the day because; "Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes."---Thomas Jefferson