Who has the power

[Rev. Rye]

But that power shifted to the government, who put them down.  And many people seem to resent this, at least right wingers do.  Why is that?  Or is my idea of power just flawed completely?

That aspect of power, I'm not particularly interested in, more in the who and what of power. But one thing I know is that for all the right-wing's gripes about the government, using their power to crush down criminals or dissidents (as long as those dissidents aren't them) is one of the few things they don't resent about it. It's more when the government uses its power to actually help people that sets them off.