@blendrnews: People are being turned into NPCs and ideological zombies at an astonishing rate. No bill, leader, or watchdog can fully shield a population from this. You must take responsibility for guarding your mind and ascending @ScottAdamsSays brilliant "Levels of Awareness": 1st and Lowest Level: Innocent (Trust authority) 2nd Level: Truther (Truth matters most) 3rd Level: Victim ("Thought leaders" manipulate you) 4th Level: Skeptic (Reject assigned opinions) 5th Level: Strategist (Do what works/cause and effect) 6th and Highest Level: Author (Live on your own terms) The world will only get stranger. You cannot stop it. You can only decide how you react to it.