Friday, June 18, 2010
Another summer season of political frustration...love it
Well, it's the summer "town hall" and "constituent meetings" for our esteemed elected officials. Many politicians are still stinging from the slap in the face they received last summer and the negative feedback they've received while they were repeated shoving debt down our throats. Imagine that! We've FINALLY taken notice of them and they don't like it! After 9/11 all the news pundits were talking about the fact that the terrorists had woken a sleeping giant. Well, I think the politicians who feel they are only doing business as usual have finally taken it too far and have woken that same sleeping giant...the average American citizen whose best weapon is their vote. The politicians seemed to be so offended that we weren't just allowing them to line their PAC's pockets, to enrich lobbyists and unions' pockets as usual without scrutiny. Absolute power certainly does corrupt absolutely and Washington stinks to every corner of this country, we were finally awakened to the stench. When there is a stench in my house, I go looking for it to rid the house of the offensive odor. So it goes at the polls where Americans are systematically attempting to rid our beloved country of the slimy, decaying mess that our political incumbents have become. I say, don't let up! Keep shouting until they listen. Don't let their posturing and self-righteousness put you off! They are relying on the belief that you will lose interest again and leave them to their own devices to wreak havoc on our beloved Constitution and trample on our rights so they can have the unlimited power and authority they crave. Keep calling their offices, keep organizing and attending rallies, support the causes you love and oppose the ones you don't. Be vigilant against attempts to regulate our speech rights, the freedom of the media that can be our eyes, ears and voices. Be aware of issues that can deeply touch our lives, like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. BE EDUCATED, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! READ the laws they want you to live by. REALLY LEARN if they should be supported. Don't just believe the talking heads. They lie! Learn for yourself. Vote for yourself. Speak for yourself. Wake up. You are a citizen. Use that right.
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