First, $ 806 billion in 2012 was spent on the military while the American Society of Civil Engineers reported that "repair backlog on our nation's public schools to be $ 322 billion...and $ 930 billion just to repair America's roads and bridges". That $ 800 billion is almost half of "federal discretionary spending" (note: what items are not included in discretionary spending?).
Second, 29 % of Americans (and 44 % of Republicans) "believe armed revolution might be necessary in the next few years to preserve our liberty" (it would seem from the rest of the article that the liberty to own a gun is the heart of the matter with this group). Have these people given any thought to what kind of government would replace the present one? Do we want armed militia groups running the country? Maybe these people have been inhaling too much gun powder. If they tried pot and mellowed out we all might all be safer.
Third, a Harris Poll reports that 40 % of those who responded (and 67 % of republicans) believe Obama is a Socialist. A third (and 57 % of republicans) believe Obama is a Muslim. A majority of republicans believe Obama was not born in this country. Didn't Thomas Jefferson say that in order to maintain our liberty and form of government, we must remain informed.
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