Reply #10: I don't know about the end of the country, but I can forsee the end of the

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Constitution.

The GOP is overtaken by its extreme right wing -- which is already happening, but not a complete reality, yet. Pretty soon the GOP will be stacked with people like Santorum and That Guy In Oklahoma That Thinks Anyone Who Performs Abortions Should Receive the Death Penalty.

They have created their own monster. In an effort to draw together a base, they may have a situation where extreme right-wingers will beat moderate republicans (like the close Specter race).

If the GOP gets totally stacked with wack-os, and they ever gain enough majorities to easily repeal and add to the Constitution, and appoint judges that will interpret things their way, civil liberties will be very threatened and this will turn into a Christian Theocracy.

Some people think the corporatists would never let it get that far -- but the thing is, I think that GOP moderates (like Bush -- he actually is a moderate corporatist) will be phased out, replaced by the breed that are corporatist Christian zealots. If you don't think this is happening, think again. There are plenty of big money Christians and big money to support them -- like Raytheon.

Seems that a solid 30 percent of this country does not want to see it turned over to a Christian Theocracy.

I suspect there would be a civil war or an attempt at secession.

I don't think it all necessarily has to pan out this way, though.

The silver lining is that some external factor could potentially split the religious base from the corporatists, and the GOP tent would fall.

I can't make predictions, either way.