A Few Good Men

    "When good men do nothing, evil triumphs."
Edmund Burke

    The Marine Corps calls attention to the difference that a few good men can make to the course of history; Burke recognized the extraordinary cost of indifference.

    The purpose of this article is to inform you of a promising new opportunity to restore the Constitution. There have not been many such opportunities and past results have been disappointing. President Reagan said government is the problem, but in truth the problem is actually government sponsored socialism. The solution will require getting our elected representatives to make substantial changes to laws that they personally have either enacted or already condoned.

    As long as there are significant numbers of what can be called "professional" politicians in Congress it is naive to believe that a "substantial change in the law" is possible. It logically follows that the best way to make a "substantial change in the law" would be to make a substantial change in the lawmakers. Making major changes in a body where 90+% of incumbents win re-election is a Herculean task, but by breaking it into smaller targeted components we can make the task manageable.

    History tells us that major changes take place slowly and begin at the margin. Divide and conquer is a time honored strategy based on utilizing the margin to your own advantage. As you are about to see, this will be a major focus of our approach. As movements gain momentum, people want to get on board the band wagon. Creating the band wagon by effectively conducting what has been dubbed the "Great Debate" is the second arrow in our quiver. Knock-out punches, silver bullets and pebbles in a sling have resulted in some of history's most memorable surprise upsets. Every army needs a David, and every arsenal should have a silver bullet. Newt's Contract with America is a tested and proven model for making major Congressional changes, one that is easily upgraded into a Contract with Congress. Lets begin our discussion of each arrow in our arsenal's quiver with divide and conquer.