John.St said:captainmcd, you seem to overlook what I wrote "decent folks with what they see as a reasonable agenda".
The danger is not from these decent folks but from their perceived allies, who have an ulterior agenda, e.g. "One nation under God" - 'do not want to impose a state religion'?
Some religions have several deities (so not "under God", but "under Gods"), other religions none (Taoism, Buddhism), the app. 17% irreligious Americans neither.
An unpleasant part of the perceived allies wants to impose a theocracy - when in power.
Rick Perry, presidential candidate, published a book only nine monts ago, in which he deemed almost anything unconstitutional (he forgot to include the military - there ought not to be a federal army, only militias, but he conveniently forgot that).
Now that the guests at the Mad Hatter's Teaparty grumble, he declares that he didn't write what he wrote.
Perry is trying to hide his ulterior agenda and I woun't be surprised if the partygoers swallow that - hook, sink and float.
A review of his weirdest ideas admittedly hostile - can be found here: http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/15/295427/295427/
Exactly how are you going to control him and his ilk, if they win the election?
I agree and would add the following. Ranger Rick and Mad Michelle believe the tenth amendment of the constitution prohibits the federal government from doing just about everything. This would include all labor laws including child labor, food safety laws, SS, medicare, civil rights laws, U.S. highway system, basically get rid of everything and go back to the 19th century. Folks this is 2011 not 1911, do you really think the public is going to swallow all this and that its not radical? Additionally they want to remove the old fashioned notion of separation of church and state. The state would become the promoter of a specific religion theirs, basically evangelical Christianity. Does anybody believe this is going to fly or that these people have not lost their minds? These are dangerous people with dangerous ideas, they are going to tell you something different to get elected, read their books and prior statements to find out what they are really about.