“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office”. Aesop (550 BC) Don't really want government to stop, just want it to do what it is supposed to do. Does "OF THE PEOPLE , BY THE PEOPLE , FOR THE PEOPLE" ring a bell? Oh! What's that you say; what do you mean, THE PEOPLE HAVE TO DO SOME OF THE WORK? What a silly idea. Next thing you'll tell me is that Government responsibilty is NOT an oxymoron.