government of the people, by the people, for the people?

No longer.

These are some of the words of one of the greatest speeches in our history, the Gettysburg Address. It probably isn't taught in public schools anymore because Lincoln was a white guy.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Noble words and a noble sentiment, but one that is rapidly fading into the twilight in America. The will of the people, the right to govern ourselves, is becoming a anachronism. In my last post I wrote this:

The idea of having to show ID before voting seems common sense, but not to the Left. The reason for that? Because they believe that they know better than the average American citizen, so if they win elections by fraud and deceit it is OK, because they are doing it for our own good. I mean, how can average Americans be trusted to vote? We don't trust them to educate their own kids or run their own businesses. Why even bother with the farce of an election in the first place? The Soviets had "elections" but the slate was chosen by the elite. We might as well do that here. Let the NEA, AFL-CIO and Harvard professors tell us who we can vote for so we don't damage our standing in the world.

Then I read this story...

Conn. high court rules same-sex couples can marry

HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.

The divided court ruled 4-3 that gay and lesbian couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry under the state constitution, and Connecticut's civil unions law does not provide those couples with the same rights as heterosexual couples.
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Friday that she disagreed, but will not fight the ruling.

"The Supreme Court has spoken," Rell said in a statement. "I do not believe their voice reflects the majority of the people of Connecticut. However, I am also firmly convinced that attempts to reverse this decision — either legislatively or by amending the state Constitution — will not meet with success."

So Connecticut becomes the latest state to permit the sham of "gay marriage" to take place by judicial fiat. It doesn't even really merit mention in the news. The Governor knows this is not the will of the people, but doesn't care enough to even try to do anything about it. "The Supreme Court has spoken"? So the people have no voice here? Everyone is so concerned about their 401k statement that they can't even see the ongoing crumbling of our nation around us.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people has been replaced with government of the government, by the government, for the government.