Sometimes people will say "Isn't gov't really We The People?"
In my opinion, the government has, in any context, one of two meanings:
In my opinion, the government has, in any context, one of two meanings:
1.) We The People.
2.) The individuals who are elected and the people they appoint to certain positions in any given bureaucracy.
Though when I see the words "The government is getting abusive, they are ripping up the Constitution & eroding our freedoms" I think of the second definition above.
Though when I see the words "The government is getting abusive, they are ripping up the Constitution & eroding our freedoms" I think of the second definition above.
"Politicians are public servants & should serve We The People" is another blog entry I'd like to bring to your attention. It deals with the second definition of "government" I listed here.
