1973. Nixon. Gas rationing. It goes WAY back before that, that's just the first one to pop in my mind. They are ALL guilty. They are ALL out of order! It astounds me that so many people think this is because of the left wing and that is because of the right wing. It's all the same bird of prey. Get a clue. They are all out to make money and have power. It has ALWAYS been this way. We Americans and other democracies like to think grand thoughts about our system founders intentions but it is always still the same bottom line. George Carlin was right. Elections are public opinion manipulation processes. Ameliorate the masses.