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July 23, 2008 - 4:14pm.
Been away for awhile...mostly lurking on this page and others. I think that it's simply time to write again more than anything else. So much has happened since my last post to this blog....By the way Mr. Thompson, welcome back. So, here we are...the "chosen ones" are out there spending money, the present (insert invective here) imperial cohort is still pulling down the little bit of Constitutional law that still exists..."Himself" has signed a bill that'll reward bad behavior and poor financial planning with a shower of taxpayer money....(not that that's something new or limited to the present government...) So the question remains..."What's happening, and where are we (as a country) going?" Another question that comes to mind is: "Why won't Ron Paul run as an independant?" Or perhaps better yet, "Why is there not a whole bunch of people running as independant candidates?" Please, those of you reading this, BEFORE you bombard me with commentary on how they'd stand no chance against the two party system that "the system" has devolved to...look at the question and ask yourselves..."Why not?" "Why is it now so outlandish a question, and how did we get to this point?" "WHERE has the independant spirit that formed this country to begin with, gone?" Additionally, I wonder how the reaffirmation by the U.S. Supreme Court of the RIGHT to have and to bear arms is going to affect the more liberal candiates in their typically anti gun stance. Am I the only one that was getting the feeling that this ruling was somehow incomplete? I got the feeling that they were massively tempted to legislate from the bench (AGAIN!!) yet despite being drawn to the flame, this moth managed to turn aside at the last second...so to speak. With the (IMHO) illegal, and immoral wars burning out our military, our fiscal patience, and our standing with the international community....with our penchant for seemingly instituional auto destruction politically, finacially, and personally, (have you really noticed just how many obese children there are today?) Just WHERE ARE we going? The way I see it, is that we can fix several things. Most of them are able to be done by way of the ballot box. But, the one thing that we can't solve is via the vote is a cultural one. Have we become a nation of passive sheeple, more content to sit in front of the TV (I don't own one or want one) and eat our way into health issues and early deaths, content to passively let mad men (and women) "rule" in our names...as long as we get to have the "things" that we want? We are a nation of consumers. That is the truth. Yet, are we a nation so sedated by a food system that can't be called food anymore, the new opiate of the masses known as T.V., a legal system that allows mad men and their imperial courts to commit acts in our collective name that as little as a generation ago would have had voters protesting so loudly that the "powers that be" would have reversed course on contact? Are we that nation? Or, are we the nation that says "No More!" No more BS from those that are placed in office to represent their constituant's views. No more "closed shop" mentality about who can run, and under what, if any, banner. No more will a government be allowed to create the type of "Imperial State" that they no longer fear punishment for their misdeeds. What it boils down to here gentle reader, is simply put, DO NOT vote for and incumbant of any stripe... A "none of the above" write in while not a complete solution, is at least some type of action. Write in a candidate of your choice. Write in yourself if no one else will suit what you see as right. Vote for those that favor term limits on any and all levels of political offce. It was not designed to be a carreer, but a service to the country and one's community, afterwhich the candidate was expected to return to private life. Perhaps this needs to be an unpaid position? Have the taxpayers covering "legitimate" expenses, for service which is strictly term limited. Come on folks, isn't it just a bit strange that people will spend millions to get into an office that pays less than 500K per year? I think that I'd be suspicious of anyone that would want the job. I'd be somewhat less so of someone doing it for no direct salary. Ok. I've run out of steam for today, I look forward to (as always) your constructive counterpoints, ideas, emotional outbursts, or comments. M.
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mTerry. I still have Ron
Submitted by Sandra Price on July 23, 2008 - 4:50pm.mTerry. I still have Ron Paul's bumpersticker on my car and on my front door. He is having a meet up with many of his supporters prior to the GOP convention. Relax you are among friends here as many really want what Ron Paul offers. We just need more writers on the internet who support this agenda of a limited government and individual freedoms. Or even writers who can describe how the government should and could afford the health care program without issuing controls over the people.
Personally I would not want to pay the expenses of so many Americans who over eat, over drink and take drugs. We need to talk about this.
Where we're going as a
Submitted by griff on July 23, 2008 - 6:13pm.Where we're going as a country is straight down the toilet, with iPods blaring and TV screens flickering in a jubilant cocophony of ignorance.
We have been sold into economic slavery while we find our chains to be tastefully adorned in the velvety comforts of excess and leisure. We have been duped.
Our food and water makes us sick and stupid. Our medical system then makes us sicker and stupider. They promise us cures while they treat us to death, all the while draining not only our lives but our wealth.
The ballot box is no longer sacred or trustworthy, and therefore only offers a false sense of representation. We blame the puppets while those that pull the strings hide themselves from view, snickering and sneering, afraid of the light of day and what it would reveal. Cowards all!
I have used the following quote before, but it speaks to some of your thoughts on our leaders. Spoken by George Mason at the Virginia ratifying convention, June 14, 1778.
"Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens".
Understanding of human nature and psychology played a large role in the development of our system of government. These factors also played a large role in the rapid and complete dissolution of this same government. It remains difficult for most to admit this simple truth, but we have been played like a fiddle by master conductors.
Again, from Joseph Story, in Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833...
"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them".
We need to look no further than our own esteemed Founders for the answers to all our woes. As it was, the Constitution was devised not to restrain the People, but to restrain the Government. Along the way, we have been made to forget the very essence of what this country stands for.
Well done, Griff.
Submitted by Sandra Price on July 23, 2008 - 6:45pm.Well done, Griff.
It doesn't do much good, but
Submitted by griff on July 23, 2008 - 7:40pm.It doesn't do much good, but it helps keep me reasonably sane.
I just got in some new
Submitted by bryan mcclellan on July 24, 2008 - 12:12am.I just got in some new pigeon repellent Griff,
looks like we need to slide over.
The ledge is wide and long -
Submitted by griff on July 24, 2008 - 1:18am.The ledge is wide and long - plenty of room. The pigeons are in sight - do we squeeze the trigger and rid ourselves of the pests? Doubtful, but I'm locked and loaded.
"...we have been made to
Submitted by old_curmudgeon on July 24, 2008 - 8:54am."...we have been made to forget the very essence of what this country stands for"
The key there is "been made" to forget. Well put. But please don't overlook that in order for that to work, "we" had to play the willing accompliss. And we've played it eloquently.
An Imperial state that fears
Submitted by bryan mcclellan on July 24, 2008 - 12:34am.An Imperial state that fears no punishment,
Remember the rhyme of if I could be Dictator it would be fun.
I honestly have no idea who to vote for, from here I haven't seen a thing that resembles a President.
All I see are yings and yangs on both sides, yingin and a yangin.
How about we force the right of recall on any and all.?
No insulation. Congressional or supreme.
Thank you Bryan for
Submitted by Sandra Price on July 24, 2008 - 8:28am.Thank you Bryan for restoring our sense of humor. Recall is out because Pelosi says so! Turn around and you will find many of us yinging and yanging behind you. What a vision! We do it with great style!
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Submitted by Sandra Price on
Submitted by mterry on July 24, 2008 - 2:40pm.Submitted by Sandra Price on July 23, 2008 - 3:50pm.
Personally I would not want to pay the expenses of so many Americans who over eat, over drink and take drugs. We need to talk about this.
M.T.: You've got that right!! As a nation, and as individuals, now more than ever... this needs to be talked about...ad nausium...BEFORE these jackals IMPOSE a plan on us. We need to let them know that such an imposition is ~most~ unacceptable.
Submitted by griff on July 23, 2008 - 5:13pm.
Where we're going as a country is straight down the toilet, with iPods blaring and TV screens flickering in a jubilant cocophony of ignorance.
M.T.: Too right again!! I'd also add that the sheeple are enjoying the ride. Unfortunately as long as the sheeple actually believe that they can continue to vote themselves "sh*t, stuff, and things" and actually believe that it is "free"...then the trip down the pipe can only accelerate.
Submitted by old_curmudgeon on July 24, 2008 - 7:54am
The key there is "been made" to forget. Well put. But please don't overlook that in order for that to work, "we" had to play the willing accompliss. And we've played it eloquently.
M.T.: Excellent point but, I don't think those of us that are of a "certain age" have forgotten...the students coming out of the school system over to last 20 years or so and right up to today, are not victims of a "self imposed ignorance". IMHO, they're the victims of a very systematic and deliberate action to "redesign" if you will, what they knew in the first place.
The "Orwellian" implications of it are both awesomely fascinating and deeply disturbing at the same time. The thought that the "liberalisation" of the educational system and of general society in the country has managed to produce 20 plus years of uninformed, unformed, passive sheeple, is to me as big a crime against the American people as any perpetrated by the Federal Government at any time in the history of the country...the scope sickens me every time I reflect on it.
Submitted by bryan mcclellan on July 23, 2008 - 11:34pm.
How about we force the right of recall on any and all.?
M.T.: Good question. If we have to wait for the corrupt to pursue the removal of the equally corrupt...then we're going to be waiting a very long time.
Does ANYONE know what the mechanism in law is to to this as a private citizen? Or as a group of private citizens?
How do we bypass the slime slathered muck raking turds that "somehow" managed to slip through the "bozo-filters" and dump this legion of crooks in prison for the rest of their lives? Anyone?
Submitted by Sandra Price on July 24, 2008 - 7:28am
Recall is out because Pelosi says so!
M.T.: Oh HELL NO!!! I can't accept that Pelosi has the kind of power that allows her to do this. As I said, if the corruption can't be cleaned out by the "usual" methods, then HOW do I start to "Git 'er DONE!"? Anyone out there with the knowledge?
C'mon folks, it is WAYYY past the point to take out the trash.
M. Terry
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
~George Washington
There are plenty that have
Submitted by griff on July 24, 2008 - 6:57pm.There are plenty that have the knowledge, but getting it out to the People is another story. There are just so many fronts to defend that it becomes tiresome and overwhelming. We get no help from the media.