so far, they have maintained the illusion of democracy. i think they'll continue with that charade, while slowly passing more laws like the Patriot Act & NDAA. all it needs is one law like that to be passed a year, and each one is like a paper shredder for the Constitution & the Declaration of Independence. i think one thing that's going on is the Jew-Banksters are milking the market volatility for everything they can get. like Jon Corzine. secure in the knowledge that they won't be prosecuted for all the monkey-business, market manipulation, and insider trading that they do, my guess is that Jew-Banksters are profiting near daily, from every market move - in oil, precious metals, stocks, etc. so they're using their insider status to make 2-3% a day on each market move, doing that at LEAST once a week. make 3% on your money once a week for 52 weeks straight - you'll end up with 465% of your beginning position after one year, up 365%. i think that's what's going on while the US is turning into a police state - the Judeo-Fascist banksters are creating & using market volatility to suck on the financial blood of the rest of us.