stands back up... Ironicaly the religious feedoms sought that brought people to the colonies in America and thusly brought about the formation of this nation and type of government have come full circle. These religious institutions now seek to subjugate all that do not fit into the mold of their ideology/theology. They have become what they sought to escape from so long ago.
Over the decades, even centuries, the US has lost sight of its stature as a guiding light, a bastion of freedom, which was that base principle that was fought so hard for. We opened Pandora's box when the government was allowed to grant us rights, rights that we allready had and so stated by the founders. If one allows government to grant them rights, government can also take them away. Life, Liberty, and the pursuite of Happines. I see no grey area in that, politics now can see ten thousand shades of grey.
This thread I realize is about Mexico but I can see how it could easily be about the US in time if democracy and corruption is allowed to run ruin over any people.