I remember hearing about 'war fever' when I was a kid in the 70s as the explanation for much that happened in the 1800s, and I thought it sounded like BS till I saw it. Same with people blaming Blacks and immigrants for the Depression.

So when you say what has to happen, figure that in, and imagine the Dems bargaining away 50% of it on day one, because that is how they do. Ask Big.

Moreover, this is a dialectical process. Whatever we say, the reformed MAGA coalition is going to scream like stuck pigs and demand we split the difference and compromise.

Why does a human have to stand between what we all say we want, and it happening? And if someone does, is an auction the best way to arrive at the right person?

These days our 'representatives' can see numbers on what we want on any issue, weighted toward people likely to be informed, and they ignore that and follow the money.

The Constitution was written out in longhand with a feather pen. "the Press" referred to a fairly new technology that was exploding. Someone had to physically go from Georgia to Phila on a horse or a sailing ship before the bankers knew if there had been a harvest, or if a storm had wiped it out.

Goes surprisingly well with this
youtu.be/0zmIR1aAGYE?...