I agree. The American public is slowly waking up - not stupid, but awaking from years of apathy. The internet is a revolutionizing catalyst in this movement. Hell, even my baby-booming mom and dad know how to check blogs, setup a MySpace account, and watch what they want on YouTube. Times are a changin'...
I whole-heartedly agree with Ron Paul's speaking style. He is so learned on every topic of government, that unless you truly know that there is a Constitutional crisis in this country, you cannot follow his thought process. I was watching his clips from Jon Stewart and Bill Maher, and wanted so much for Ron to look at the camera/audience, take 90 seconds, and say:
"Look: this nation was founded by a group of well-educated men that came from descendants of those persecuted for years by Britain. They wanted a government that stayed out of everyone's lives and only regulated basic trade and military defense of such. They even debated each other in editorials, as we do today on blogs, about if a Federal Government is even needed. Most of you out there would be aghast to think of a U.S. without the Federal Government. This is exactly the point - the Federal Government has grown larger than ever imagined and would much better with many of the overgrown bureaucracies eliminated, most of which we lived 150+ years as a nation without."
Just put it plainly. People will understand. The above was on limited government, but he could do the same about his belief in a right to life, the IRS, etc.