Well that was most certainly frustrating... those of you who write, also know how goddamn frustrating it is when you have something you are almost ready to post... and then you lose it all...
This one isn't going to be half as good as the original.
I had a damn cool introduction and I totally forgot what it was... oh well. I guess you'll all just have to deal without it... please forgive any typos as I am doing this one on my phone.
Agendas are as American as apple pie and I am fairly certain, just as numerous. They have existed from the first Continental Congress and have represented a multitude of platforms such as education, gun rights, gun control, healthcare benefits, and a plethora of other controversial subjects and opinions that could be communicated to congress, and ultimately the president by way of lobbyists.
From the moment human kind crawled its way out of the primordial stew (which was what... the 1980s?) We have had opinions and required some form of governing and representation. Now before someone disagrees in their thick drawl, spittin' copenhagen on their computer monitor, and sweating pure bud lite onto the keyboard about "I don't need no governin' this is the U.S. of A."
Let me remind you of Hurracane Katrina and the vast amount of chaos, looting, and destruction that occurred when the system was unable to stand up to the weather. Sorry guys, we do need some level of governing.
So for those of you creationists, God, Adam, Eve, Serpent, Tree, Cain, Abel, first recorded murder. Genesis the abridged version. Cain believed that God favored Abel. This is the earliest recorded suspicion of nepiotism.
So before we go further into this let's discuss the politics of electing a president. The Presidential candidates go head to head for American votes. Popular votes decides the winner, right? Nope! The votes are relayed to the media outlets from the Electoral College, a group of individuals that represent U.S. special interest groups from big oil to Mothers of America, Gun Rights groups etc. Many of these individuals are bound by party lines. So get this... there is no Constitutional or Federal law binding these individuals to cast votes by popular votes! This means that popular vote can and has failed and the only votes that matter are those of the Electoral College. Many of these individuals are bound by party lines, and in turn "popular vote" is adjusted to keep the general public at bay. This my friends is a display of nepotism at its finest. "You scratch my back, I'll make sure I funnel federal money and attention to your cause."
So how else are we seeing nepotism pushing agendas? Easy! We are allowing the wealthy in upper tiers of government to place into power individuals that take hardline stances on issues. For example one of the hottest issues in America is gun control, Connecticut is a perfect example of the raging war on GC. While this fight is going on between the Congressmen, governor and their constituents, President Obama is selecting an individual to take the reins as Surgeon General. Now while this particular individual is a well qualified Medical Doctor they are not tapping the highest qualified doctors in America for this job. This particular doctor has a hardline stance on guns, desiring to completely ban them altogether under the guise of a healthy America.
So lets get this one straight... people who are not the highest qualified ard the ones who are getting placed into high offices because of their views. Does this not seem like a terrible idea to anyone else?
So as long as we use safety and health as their platforms it makes it all ok to break constitutional laws, funnel taxpayer dollars to special interest groups, begin shrinking the military while Russia and Iran are antagonizing us, and meanwhile China is selling US debt to other countries.
I may never understand what the hell happens in DC but I know three things for sure.
1) if I were president, I would research every single executive order in my first 100 days and burn each one that was unconstitutional
2) I would put the highest QUALIFIED individuals in the other offices... not ones who kissed my ass or supported my agendas.
3) Clean out or abolish the Electoral College altogether and return this to a government for and by the people.
The fact is, the dream of American Democracy no longer exists. It's been tampered with so many times that it is a simple bastardization of what the Founders had envisioned. Thomas Jefferson warned us, we didn't listen...
Now what?
Your move America.
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