In a country where it's Consititution has been assaulted by a gross minority of people. Believe me in a world of 6.5 billion people on Earth, a group of Republican legislators is a huge minority. These Neocon legislators will not continue their aggression on Earth as noted in the vast divide currently forming between the USA and a majority of nations. It is time this 'mess' is put into context.
In a country where democracy and independance is demanded by the majority of people, ANY minority (and a 30% of the electorate is THE BEST Evangelical Christians can hope for in the USA) has a danger zone to realize 'the feel of power' is more a national security issue than anyone realizes.
The 'safety' for the USA is keeping Church and State separated 'in practice' while the nation remains committed to all faiths and the right to lack a faith at any point in time in life. There is no way, the USA will remain a significant, stable and important nation in the International Community if it continues on it's current path.
Main Entry: 1pow·er
Pronunciation: 'pau(-&)r
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from Vulgar Latin *potEre, alteration of Latin posse -- more at POTENT
1 a (1) : ability to act or produce an effect (2) : ability to get extra-base hits (3) : capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect b : legal or official authority, capacity, or right
2 a : possession of control, authority, or influence over others b : one having such power; specifically : a sovereign state c : a controlling group : ESTABLISHMENT-- often used in the phrase the powers that be d archaic : a force of armed men e chiefly dialect : a large number or quantity
3 a : physical might b : mental or moral efficacy c : political control or influence
4 plural : an order of angels -- see CELESTIAL HIERARCHY
5 a : the number of times as indicated by an exponent that a number occurs as a factor in a product <5>; also : the product itself <8> b : CARDINAL NUMBER2
6 a : a source or means of supplying energy; especially : ELECTRICITY b : MOTIVE POWER c : the time rate at which work is done or energy emitted or transferred
7 : MAGNIFICATION 2b
8 : 1 SCOPE 3
9 : the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when a particular alternative hypothesis happens to be true
synonyms POWER, AUTHORITY, JURISDICTION, CONTROL, COMMAND, SWAY, DOMINION mean the right to govern or rule or determine. POWER implies possession of ability to wield force, permissive authority, or substantial influence
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