The United States is not a democracy, but a republic -- and we must return to our roots. Imagine for a moment we lived in a place and time where you could pull a magical lever, and almost any perceived problems would slowly begin to fade away. Now, the beauty of this lever is that the less you work, the more leverage the lever has to take problems off your shoulders (instead burdening others in far-off lands). Without any immediate negative effects, your lever-pulling could provide food, shelter, healthcare and even education. And the single requirement to take such life-altering action? Merely reaching an age when you are responsible enough to handle the lever's power. What would be the result if we had the above here and now? Would we create a utopia? The short answer is no. We know this because the "magic" of which I speak has already been created -- and it's destroying our nation. It's called the ballot box, and it's the only place where any
