Power to the People!
Our government is broken! Being a politician has become a career. Our forefathers never imagined a Strom Thurmond; he was a living, breathing fossil who could barely speak. Extreme partisanship, lobbyist and special interest money, and fear of being on the wrong side of issues costing them their congressional seats, has given our congressman feet of clay.
We wouldn’t be in Iraq today if the democrats had backbones; but once Dubya wrapped himself in the flag, and became the avenging angel of freedom and democracy, they were afraid to vote no. Too many in congress are willing to sellout our country to foreign interests. They almost sold our ports to Dubai, now they will discuss selling a 20% interest in the NASDAQ to Dubai. Our homeland defense and security have been neglected, so we can fight a war most of us don’t want. China our avowed ideological enemy now finances our deficit spending and floods our nation with unsafe products. We have no leverage with the Chinese, because of the untennable position the Bush administration has put us into. While the borders are wide open to illegal immigrants and terrorist infiltrators. What does congress do? Nothing! They would rather spy on us.
The time has come for a Jeffersonian approach to government. The monolithic federal government is failing to meet the needs of the people. Washington should be responsible for foreign policy, the national military, foreign trade, and national security. States should take responsibility for country of origin labeling, that the government refuses to enforce; states could enter into regional agreements to watch over food and product safety. Border states must look to securing their own stretch of border from illegal immigration. States could develop regional plans to control pollution.
There are undoubtedly many other responsibilities the states could takeover from the feds. The feds could gradually assist the states in setting up their programs; as federal tax revenue requirements fall states would gradually increase taxes. State capitols are much closer to the people than Washington, it’s easier for people to camp out on the steps of the state capitol. That’s one reason the states are more responsive to need than the feds. Additionally, most states require balanced budgets and their governors do a better job of managing money than congress. Think about it, it’s time for a change in America!
J.R. Lutticken
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- Published:
- 9.24.07 / 3am
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- Politics
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- china, country of origin, Dubai, government, immigration, jeffersonian, lobbyist, nasdaq, partisanship, pollution, states
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