Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy, but their constitution is an informal one, not codified in a single document. Rather it is vested in Parliament, in common law, and elsewhere, such as in the Magna Carta. Victorian writer Walter Bagehot expressed this arrangement as "the Queen reigns, but she does not rule" (meaning Queen Victoria). It has been thus since the English Civil War. It is you whose knowledge is deficient, not Ms. West.

Well-said.... John C6, I rarely disagree with you - but this time you are off the mark.

When does the resistance start, and how do i join it?

George, you might enjoy Diana West's book "The Death of Adulthood," which touches upon this very topic.

Actually, Britain is a constitutional monarchy ...

Packer, yes... quite right; thanks for the correction. Back to remedial british history for me...

Re: "DOJ to Florida: Don't You Dare Clean Up Your Voter Rolls" How about arresting Holder instead... isn't it time?

"When it comes to government intrusion I have to always ask, what is the end state? If government continues to grow unchecked then where will it end up?" Isn't the answer obvious? Totalitarianism.... Orwell's vision of the future - a boot stamping on a human face, forever.

Re: "We’re talking a lot in Washington these days about limiting principles." Whom do you mean, "we"? Certainly it isn't the leadership in Congress or the White House. Besides, as you may have heard, talk is cheap - it is actions by which we are judged - and by that standard, our nation is dramatically less-free and less-properous than even five years ago. The only reason it is occurring, if this talk of limits is in fact happening, is that everyone knows that the spigot of easy money is being turned off. Austerity is being forced on the govt. once the Chinese, et al. refuse to buy our T-bills.

Great post, TexasChris.... keep 'em coming.