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I've had some revelations. Here they are:
1. The presidency, as we know it, is on its last legs. I'm not sure of the timeline, but it will happen soon - No one person should be given so much power. The president has too much autonomy, and the only way to preserve our union and to prevent another Bush-like person, an evil little emperor, if you will, from taking power is to divide it up among five people. We are a divided nation. That is becoming more evident. It is becoming more and more impossible to corral all of us under one umbrella. I have been shown, in a dream, a blueprint for a new government, based on breaking the U.S. up into five separate zones, each of whom choose a leader and representatives for legislature, to serve as our leaders. These zone "presidents," but that is not what they will be called, will rotate, so that at no one time will our nation ever be without strong, capable leaders with experience. They will serve the usual two terms without being eligible for another once those are served. The zones, or regions, will be truly regional, reflecting the unique issues and characteristics of each zone. Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico will become members of nearby zones - Hawaii with the western states, Alaska with the northwestern states, and Puerto Rico with the southwestern states. I look for this to happen within the next 12 years. I don't see a presidency as we know it existing after 2016. From this group of five people, one person will be elected by the five to serve as a non-voting "presider" on a rotating basis, and will become a baby-kisser for a year. During that year, their vice-president will run the legislative end of the job, while they travel and become an emissary for the U.S. in the International arena. The real power will stay with the legislature, which will change very little, except that the members of Congress will be elected from within their respective zones instead of the states. State legislatures will change the most. Instead of one state, each zone will have its own legislature and collectively, will have more power to oversee education, health and welfare systems, and utilize federal and zone funds for the good of all. I don't know why we haven't done this before. It will require a Constitutional convention to do this, and I see this happening in the next 10 years. I feel strongly that Al Gore and Hillary Clinton will be instrumental, as well as Bill Clinton and other Democrats. However, it will also be promoted heavily by Republicans who are progressive by nature and want to see some changes made. None of these presidents will live in Washington, D.C. The White House will continue to exist, but become a museum of sorts. Functions will happen there, ceremonial ones, but the Oval Office will be occupied no more. Instead, each president will live and operate in his or her (yes, women will serve at the beginning as well as men) zone. I see some cities popping up - Cleveland, Atlanta, Tulsa, Albuquerque, Boise, Omaha. Not sure those are the correct cities, but close.
2. A third party is about to be born, one that will become very powerful. Joe Lieberman is the catalyst, but this party will meld two groups who now feel disenfranchised - the progressive rightwing factions of both the Republican and the Democratic parties. Too liberal for Republicans and too rightwing for Democrats, this group will form a strong constituent base and become very much alive and well by 2008. I will not be joining, LOL. But many people here will. This party is the brainchild of those who feel a need to grab the strong centrist enthusiasts who feed from corporate interests in both parties today. That is why it will become rich and powerful very soon.
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