[SuperScout]

Besides the obvious - religious freedom, bad balance between taxation and representation, and a few more cogent reasons, I truly believe that a Divine Purpose was behind the raison d'ete for the US of A. Never before had the world seen what ultimately transpired here - a blessed and inspired document that governs us, has withstood the test of time with only minimal corrections, a people willing and able to assimilate practically anybody, and driving all this was the lovely engine of capitalism. Lest anyone think that I'm viewing the past 200+ years through rose tinted glasses, I'm well aware of the imperfections with the Constitution, flaws that certainly aren't fatal. There is nothing comparable, and older nations and newly created entities strive to emulate what we have done. We have not been perfect in our assimilation endeavors, and some distance yet to go, but our efforts are still far ahead of even the nearest competitor, whoever that might be. And for all the warts and ills of capitalism, it still is the primal force behind all of our accomplishments.

Add these three imperatives - a legal system, a homogenous ethos, and an economic system that rewards accomplishments - to the one critical factor, a strong Judeo-Christian foundation, and you have the making of a genuine miracle. What has happened in the last 200+ years have been efforts to chisel away at the very bases that hold everything else up. Judicial activism, racial tensions and bigotry, and socialist assaults on capitalism have weakened our foundations. Sadly, the Judeo-Christian part of our heritage has encountered and endured the worst assaults. Only when and if the degree of damage to these four critical pillars is perceived by a sufficient number of concerned folks can determine if resistance is called for; we may be reaching critical mass.