> Interested foreign nationals may benefit from perusal of 
> "The Federalist Papers",
> a compendium of the debate amongst the Founders that 
> preceded the adoption
> of the Constitution - The 2nd Amendment was clearly 
> intended as a check on
> the power of the Executive by the Framers.

> This does'nt suit some folks - They have the remedy of 
> amending the Constitution.

>From where this "interested foreign national" stands out on 
the leading edge of the fading empire (which y'All were part 
of), misinterpreting and misrepresenting the true intentions 
of the US founders seems to be a national sport. As an 
apposite example, the current US official take on 
"separation of church and state" must have the founders in a 
state of ever increasing high speed rotation. The longer 
term consequences of such a stance can be seen by looking 
across the way to see how your nations founders are faring 
in consequence of having taken previously taken a similarly 
enlightened stand. Foundations and foundational aims are not 
necessarily optimal, and the various US constitutional 
amendments in part sought to remedy this. But where vested 
and/or unstated interests are allowed to creep in, and it's 
human nature for this to happen, then the outcomes are 
predictable. A 'win' today that frees you from an apparent 
evil is often the open door to a far greater one. Give it 
another 100 years or so (maybe 50) and your new ruler will 
be Great. [Lest the preceding be unclear I'm not largely 
talking about any claimed current administrative fascist 
tendencies].


        Russell


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