And I get especially angry at the smug politicians who know they'll get away with whatever excesses they choose to order, because the only people willing to hold them accountable have been stripped of their power to change the system.

It sounds melodramatic, but it's the simple truth; I see two stark choices for Americans down the line. Revolution, or enslavement in everything but name. And the sheer brazen nature of the actions your leaders are taking (or allowing their corporate sponsors to take) against their own populace indicates that they may soon lose the reluctance to call it what it is.