the electorate. It does not reside with either of the two major political

the electorate. It does not reside with either of the two major political parties. It is not represented by the press. It is not arbitrated by a judiciary that protects us from predators. Power rests with corporations. And corporations gain very lucrative profits from war, even wars we have no chance of winning. All polite appeals to the formal systems of power will not end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We must physically obstruct the war machine or accept a role as its accomplice.” When it comes to bloodbaths, the only difference between such invisible corporations and Jared Loughner is that he did it face-to-face. Obviously, Loughner is crazy, but not legally insane, because he knew right from wrong, as indicated by his expectation of life in prison or execution for his unspeakable crime. True, John Hinckley was crazy when he tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan—his motivation was to impress actress Jodie Foster so she would go out bowling with him--yet he was sentenced to serve //s time in a mental hospital, including occasional outings with his parents, which resulted in public outrage and a weakening of the insanity defense. Ironically, Hinckley came out for gun control, and Reagan came out against it. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015334