Brian,
I read once that people pretty much fall into one of three groups, that, for simplification, were named, "Sheep", "Sheepdogs" and "Wolves". There is a debate over when and how the attitudes displayed by the people in these groups came to be formed, but, rest assured, all of us fall into one group, or, one of the others.
While it is possible for an individual to move from one group or another, they seldom do that out of personal choice. A wolf individual may become too elderly to actively feed upon the sheep on it's own, but, that doesn't mean he is now a sheep.
I've come to the opinion, that one is biologically predisposed toward one group, or, one of the others. Think about it. The sheep mentality can, if pushed, understand the wolf exists, but, actually has at least as much, or more, fear of the sheepdog that he sees every day. The sheepdog looks a lot like the wolf.
This defect in the mindset was nature's assurance that the wolf always has something to eat. The wolf is necessary to lower life forms. Although the trait is of little use in contemporary human civilization, the wiring is all still there, and, is used every day at some level of human endeavor.
Your well written illustration will, I'm afraid, fall on completely deaf-to-the-point little sheep ears. It always does.
That, is the hell of it. The only salvation is for the sheepdogs to defend every tenant of the constitution with the same zeal they defend the sheep. Sheepdogs have a lot better record of defending sheep then of taking care of their themselves, however.
Best,
Ted
