I watched the movie: Lincoln the other day. It
got me to thinking about politics and the crap going on in D.C. for too many
years now. When Abraham Lincoln wanted
his Emancipation Proclamation passed,
he found a way around the political engine in his day, that wanted to squelch
it.
What was so special about that Thirteenth Amendment?
Well not only did it make owning slaves
illegal, many Senators and Congressmen knew if they voted 'yea' for it, it could place their lives in
danger.
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by
appropriate legislation.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
During the Great Depression of 2012 and
2013...........oops, sorry, got carried away there. The First Great Depression of 1929, President
Roosevelt certainly knew how to get around the obstacles of his day when people were out of work and
America needed jobs, not empty promises and empty speeches.
Watching some of the inauguration posted on the
Internet (I refused to watch it all) and seeing the partying, it just reminded
me of Nero fiddling while Rome was burning.
While many Americans are homeless, out of work, cannot afford food,
shelter and clothing, much less hob nob with the rich and disgusting in D.C.,
we get this huge celebration rubbed in our faces. What in Hell is there to celebrate in America
right now?
Well, here's an idea.
Why don't the American people pick and endorse and assist an average
citizen, a person who was not born into
favor and advantage, but is like you and like me? Someone who is not into playing politics,
listening to lobbying fools pitching every damned idea that is anything but for helping the real people who do real
voting.
“Insanity is doing the
same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
Source:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/5543-insanity-is-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again
Hasn't the insanity going on in D.C. been so not
working? When something isn't working,
well, it needs to be scrapped and another plan should be put in place.
Call me crazy, tell me it cannot be done, but ya
know, America was founded on ideas that others said: Couldn't be done. Here we are.
You will say it takes huge amounts of monies to run a campaign. Yet I read many stories last year and the
year before, how Senators and Congressmen and women, still got voted in with
less money than their competitors had.
Many Americans start businesses all the time, successful businesses,
people who knew nothing about running a business. It is America and it is the American way,
people!
Hell, if Sarah Palin could have a Super PAC, stealing
the donations, taking her family on a long vacation, and bought an RV, and ran
for absolutely nothing, then anyone could do it. Hell, I've met Political Science students who
would work for a small salary, or even volunteer for the experience and college
credit, who could run a campaign better than
those fools who are paid big bucks for it.
We need a President who will use the government, like
Roosevelt, to put Americans to work.
Lord knows America's infrastructure is falling apart, in need of labor to fix roads, build and fix
bridges and our electrical grids are vastly outdated and we need a fast train
to compete with those airlines who rip passengers off left and right. Can't be done? Surely it can be done.
We need a President who would like a bipartisan group
in D.C. but when they find out it isn't happening, then side step them. Screw them anyway.
What's the worst that can happen? We get a President, male or female, who gives
a damn about their voters, who is one of us, who understands and does not turn
a deaf ear or blind eye to the American people's wants and needs. The worst anyone could say about such a
President is: "That one cares too much." Well there are much worse legacies a
President could leave behind.
Think about it, find a leader with charisma, get a
petition going, hire political science students to set up tables in every mall,
every public place they can get in to and start a Super PAC for someone who
will make a difference.
Someone who could say: "Lobbying is now
outlawed." We can control guns, we
can control lobbying. All lobbyists do
is cheat, lie and bribe politicians. We
need someone to say: "No, Wall Street, you do not get the American tax
money while paying big bonuses to people undeserving while Americans go hungry
and homeless because of no jobs."
Someone to say: "No American car companies, you do not get American
tax money because if you cannot make a decent product someone wants to buy, at
a reasonable price, then step aside and allow American companies who can do
that."
A President who understands
that if the majority of Americans are allowed to starve, then America is being destroyed
from within. A President who tells
Congress and the Senate that: "If you can't do your job, you need a pay
cut, not a pay raise."
A President
who can, and will, fire those businessmen in D.C. who only care about their
rich friends. You know, the ones Ronald
Reagan put in there in the 80's when America really started to fail.
Remember, America is heading towards a two class
system. A two class system gave rise to
the French Revolution and the killing of aristocrats.
A two class system gave rise to Nazi Germany
and Hitler. A man that just 10 years
prior to the German people starving, they considered his notions crazy. When people starve, they have nothing to lose
and they become the most dangerous people on the face of the earth.
Come on America!
Yes, it can and should be, done!
