Talk about re-writing history. The democrats had control of congress for the last two years of the previous administration. They also controlled congress and the white house during the worst economic times in our nations history. You are completely missing the point. It is government - all of them - who have moved this country away from a republic toward socialism and the resultant tyranny that will accompany it. This site is not about democrat vs. republican it is about principles and values that we espouse to. WE the people are to blame for allowing the government which includes the present administration to get away with stealing our freedom. The emotions and cognitive dissonance people are rightly feeling in present circumstances rules most of the posting that goes on. An intellectually honest look at history would reveal some fraction of the American public and government started moving away from the republic gifted to us by the founders before the ink was dry on the original document. There was vast heated debate during the formation of the country which rages today. A real serious look into history would see some of the same issues debated in Greece and Rome. There seems to always be a group of people who want to control others and they don't necessarily play by the same rules as those principles and values posted on this site would have them. Thus we the people who hold those values want government to leave us alone and stop stealing our freedom. Only if we stand against the tyranny now before they government) have complete power will we survive as a great nation.