'It's the Veteran, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.'
'It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.'
'It's the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate.'
'It's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester
to burn the flag.'
SOMETHING TO REALLY THINK ABOUT
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then
Campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are
Against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and
High taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.
You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations.
The House of Representatives does.
You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.
You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.
You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court
Justices 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally,
Morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague
This country.
I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was
Created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty
To provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central
Bank.
I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They
Have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a
Congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing.
I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The
Politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist
Promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what
They did is not their fault.
They cooperate in this common con regardless of party!
What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount
Of gall. For instance, no 'normal human being' would have the gall of any
Speaker of The House to stand up and criticize a current President for
Creating deficits. The President can only propose a budget. He cannot
Force the Congress to accept it.
The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole
Responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving
Appropriations and taxes. Who is the Speaker of the House? The leader of the
Majority party. He/She and fellow House Members, not the President, can
Approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it
Over his veto if they agree to do so.
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace
545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and
Irresponsibility.
I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to
Those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people
Exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what
Exists is what they want to exist.
If the tax code is unfair, it's because they made it unfair.
If the budget is in the red, it's because they put it in the red.
If the Army & Marines are in IRAQ , it's because they put them in IRAQ .
If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan
Not available to the people, it's because they want it that way (and believe
Me, they do!).
There are no insoluble government problems.
Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire
And whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they
Can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from
Whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the
Belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,'
'inflation,' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an
Oath to do
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.
They, and they alone, have the power.
They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their
Bosses provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.
Why don't we just vote ALL of them out of office and clean up their mess!
What you do with this article now that you have read it is up to you, though
You appear to have several choices.
1. You can send this to others, and hope' they' do something about it.
2. You can agree to 'vote against' everyone that is currently in office,
Knowing that the process will take several years.
3. You can decide to 'run for office' yourself and agree to do the job
Properly.
4. Lastly, you can sit back and do nothing, or re-elect the current bunch.
YOU DECIDE, BUT AT LEAST SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND SHARE THIS INTERESTING ANALYSIS
OF OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM WITH THEM. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE.
I've come up with a conclusion. Al-Queda is very smartly working two sides of the coin. While the US is in Iraq and has fought off insurgency, they are doing the same exact thing in Afghanistan forcing our leaders to attempt the same tactics that were successful in Iraq in to Afghanistan. A new SURGE! While we are fighting that line, Al-Queda will move back in to Iraq causing a back and forth causing more pressures on leaders in the US and making us look foolish. Our leaders need to see what Al-Queda is doing. While we run to shore up Afghanistan they are going to, with the help of Iran, move back in to Iraq. Look I've always said we can't fight a war on two fronts without help and help we are not getting.
My question is this: Where is the rest of the world and their involvement in Afghanistan? The UN claims to support the effort in Afghanistan but not Iraq so why aren't the rest of the UN countries helping us out? They left us hanging and I think we as a NATION need to remember that. While we bail out the rest of the world and the one time we ask the World to stand by us....they turn their backs.
Everyone speaks a good 'UNIFIED WORLDLY PEOPLE' game but how quickly they are to leave America, and it's money, out of that conversation. The UN doesn't get most of it's money from the world they get it from Americans in the NAME of the UN.