Ah....a snowball's chance eh? I like to believe that King George thought along a similar line about the American Revolution. Sometimes things can snowball....er.....gain momentum if the cause rings true. But that said, I agree that complacency sure seems to be endemic among the populace as well as the legislatures. It's unfortunate, but I'm afraid things will probably proceed to critical mass before the sheeple....er....people wake up.
For those that haven't read the book explaining the Fair Tax, they need to. Do not listen to the nay sayers without reading what the program entails. It is the fairest form of taxation and it seems to be slowly gathering momentum. Get the book and read it!
Finally here's a refreshing view of The Fair Tax from Presidential Candidate, Mike Huckabee.
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=5
He also has an interesting position of several ther issues.
Once again... read the book "The Fair Tax" by Congressman John Linder and Neal Boortz. It is an easy read and not too long. If everybody would do this, maybe we could get rid of taxing income altogether. Wouldn't it be nice to bring home a paycheck for exactly what you earned instead of giving a portion of it to the government.
I support the fair tax, and emailed my Seantors and Reps. They replied with a polite return saying "Thank you for your email, but we must support what is good for all of our constituents".