The opposite of love is not hate, it is apathy. The opposite of effective government is not freedom, it is anarchy. When anarchy reigns, no one is free. We are in perilous times, because a majority of Americans are losing faith in the system itself. Who can blame them? This President has abused power and ignored the constitution on a regular basis. No one, in either Political Party, appears to be ready, willing or able to stop him. If people really lose faith in the system, what is the alternative? Unfortunately the alternative is often revolution and most revolutions end badly. Our best hope at this point is that the revolution in this country will take place during an orderly election.

Following the Russian revolution there was a coalition government in Moscow. If that government had survived Russia would be a very different place today. But it didn’t survive. The communists were uninterested in sharing power. They were only interested in gaining total power. When one side will stop at nothing and the other side does nothing the results are inevitable.

The great miracle of our government is the balance of power and the sharing of power. It is the confidence of the American people in the system itself. Yes, there will be times when we don’t like an administration, but we are only one election away from a solution. Politicians come and politicians go but the system works. That was the genius of our founding fathers. The House balances the Senate. Congress balances the Executive and the Court holds both accountable to play by the rules. It has worked that way for a long time. But balance of power does not work if one branch of government ignores abuse of power by another branch.

Barry Goldwater

“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

I would reword this slightly:

Extremism, when confronted with a corrupt administration that abused power and ignored our constitution is no vice. Moderation, in dealing with such corruption is no virtue:

TDM