I watched as the Republican wing of the Government Party used that movement to gain local and state offices. The answer is to turn your back on them entirely. they do have enough in that wing and perhaps the Blue Dogs to repudiate and form another party even while in office. But I would have to see something mighty convincing to believe it. Not the business as usual play pretend. But at the local level? Much easier. Can't punch them in the chops then snap at the ankles. Turn your backs on them and give them nothing... no support of any form...at any level.

Thanks for the follow on. How true. But the phrase has been used to describe things financial as in full faith and credit of the US Government. It still fits but since the US Government is in a cycle of bankruptcies it has no credit and the only faith is in it's printing presses. It seems most are afraid to say the Emperor has no clothes and I can - now I''m in retirement status and worse with only government pensions - certainly understand. No one wants to upset what few apples are left in their twilight years. Gold having some intrinsic value would be a better symbol of credit if it existed in those amounts but it is still something like a a red tie.I don't see the restoration of faith in the economy when the figures are skewed and they don''t add devaluation of the dollar into COLA computations.Just to name one major shortcoming. The Emporer does have some clothes. T Bills for those in that strata have more value than FDIC insurance.

Nothing wrong with pedantic - except where they end all sentences with a question mark. Faith and Credit a term from Article Four having nothing to to with finances. Faith is personal belief in the current financial system. Credit is it's credibility. As one example.

But think of the future when your kid asks what did you do in the counter-revolution Daddy or Mommy.
Nor would you have to hide from a mirror in shame.

Revolutionary War less than ten percent of the population of the 13 States actively supported that effort. You can do a lot and the first step is turning your back on the Government Party under either one of it's two other names.

Banned from day one in the Constitution as it is a poll tax used to deny franchise based on personal wealth. Like any interpretations the three year rule would expand or contract to fit the political need.

One should not get a welfare check as a tax refund however or be called a home owner when they are a home buyer or be allowed to donate to a political campaign outside their geo-political area of interest nor donate time, materials nor money if they do not have the right to vote. The last of which would wipe out soft money contributions completely.