Jordan - Judges 21

"In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit." (v 25)

What a fitting verse to end a grim tale of humanity!  The pendulem of central government vs the rule of the people is so evident in the world today.  In Haiti, there is chaos because of a lack of a strong government, but in Egypt and Libya they were thrust into revolution after their government shrunk to a dictatorship that was self-serving.  A functioning state works in a equilibrium where both the central goverment and the people feel that they both have control. 

The checks and balances of our government is what makes it so strong, but really, we aren't that old of a country in the grand scheme of things.  Could we ever see the pendulem starting to move?