Whether the American Dream remains a beacon of hope or fades into the delusion of despair depends on the populace recognizing the federal and state governments as adversarial entities, capable of inflicting great harm upon those they pledge to safeguard. This peril is magnified because the echelons of power are dominated by an elite, answerable only in part to the masses they rule.

The annals of modern history reveal a sinister 'revolving door' where positions in government become mere preludes to lucrative roles in the industries once under their watch. This not only betrays where true loyalties reside but illustrates how public service has become a pathway for the aristocracy to amass wealth unattainable in a truly free market.

Do not let your reverence for the Constitution's wisdom, bestowed by the founders, obscure the truth that this sacred text is but malleable in the grip of the affluent judiciary. They mold and contort it to suit their desires, justifying the plunder of the nation's wealth from its citizens. It has become American custom for these powers to legislate away the liberties of the people, while striking down any law through which the citizens might claw back their freedoms.

To entrust such authority to the affluent, expecting mercy or justice, is as naïve as placing the lamb under the watch of the wolf.