Our constitutional republic as crafted by the Founders is the worst form of government in the world, except when compared to all the others. Capitalism, as well, is a terrible way to run an economy, except when compared to all other economic systems. Unrestrained democracy is best expressed as three wolves and a sheep sitting down to vote on what to have for dinner. Leaders such as Bill Clinton who view the Constitution as inconvenient and ignorable are harbingers of tyranny. History is replete with republics whose people grew complacent and descended into imperial butchery and chaos.
Dictators count on the assistance of people who are complacent, fearful, envious, lazy and corrupt.
When America ceases to be good, she will cease to be great. As related in the Old Testament, God judged nations based upon the immorality and criminality of their leaders. Entire peoples were scourged because of their failure to remove corrupt leaders. As we move from the Twentieth Century into the Twenty-First, we should take care to remember the ancient story of Sodom and Gomorrah. If we wish to avoid the butchery of the Twentieth Century and the righteous judgment of the God of our antiquity, we would do well to keep our Bibles, our Constitution and our firearms close at hand.