Did our Founding Fathers truly believe that Government should have primacy over Society / citizens?
Hardly. Yet, that is EXACTLY what has happened the last few years – Carol Shea-Porter, Paul Hodes, and Jeane Shaheen have voted to enable this to happen.
Who got the bulk of stimulus money? The Political Class:

Who is deemed of higher value (based on pay)? The Political Class:

This election IS a national one – one of my "political calculus points" is exactly this:
What is so fair for government workers to receive more than those that are paying their bills?
And should we reward those that enable this with our votes?
(H/T: Paul)