The ship of state is on a collision course with a titanic financial crisis and, far worse, a Mideast nuclear war. Our nation is on a massive spending program based on progressive politics and an archaic Keynesian financial theory that will lead us to bankruptcy and/or devaluation of the dollar and explosive inflation. Adding fuel to that outcome is the proposed health care and carbon tax legislation. The war against terrorism is in a political quagmire, with Miranda rights for terrorists, litigation against intelligence agencies, wars based more on politics than generals, and the all but ignoring of the opportunities presented by the unrest in Iran. With overt U.S. support, the rioting, oppressed population of Iran could topple their radical theocracy and [President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad. Inaction furthers Ahmadinejad’s goal of a nuclear Islamic Armageddon. Almost as cataclysmic, I believe that Israel has nukes and will soon use them if that is what it takes to destroy deep underground A-bomb factories. It’s time to change course, best accomplished by replacing politicians with “representatives.” As a group, politicians observably care less about American and its voters than their party and the lobbyists who sponsor the next election or provide them a cushy job if not re-elected. Let us not repeat our past mistakes by re-electing deaf, partisan, career politicians. Send them on to the jobs they’ve corruptly earned. Consider the value of term limits to best restore representative government. I believe term limits would substantially minimize partisanship, deter lobbyist influence and substantially advance the electorate’s influence in Washington. Oppose the nomination or the election of career politicians. Should voters choose to vote the rascals out, the ensuing Congress would likely have the votes to pass permanent term limit legislation and put the ship of state back on course toward constitutional government.
the hard part is finding a viable replacement for these career politicians. Although I think the cashier at walmart would be better than 'up chuck'!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Farley and other long-tenured pols need to be replaced
This is regarding the Feb. 19 letter [“Don’t tar all legislators with the same brush”] extolling the virtues of Sen. Hugh Farley’s robo-call survey that solicited certain views from some of his constituents. After a couple paragraphs of the letter, we discover the primary message directed at the reader is that Sen. Farley is a really good guy and it is hardly his fault that we have the most dysfunctional state government in the nation. So, please, please, make sure he is re-elected; otherwise we most assuredly will be faced with a “massive voters’ debacle” if he is voted out of office. Without question, Sen. Farley is a good guy; however, he and other long-serving legislative representatives have had their chance to provide the (as quoted from the referenced letter) “. . . anticipated progressive steps taken toward securing the much-improved governmental responsibility we all desire.” Where was our long-tenured Sen. Farley during last year’s debacle, when not one of our representatives, from either party, had the courage or conviction to break the impasse with their one vote to end the circus of a deadlocked Senate? This fiasco resulted in weeks of inaction and millions of dollars spent on them and their staffs as the Senate gaveled in and immediately gaveled out to ensure their per diems and other payments would continue to flow into their personal bank accounts. Where was our long-tenured Sen. Farley as the three men in a room governing concept grew to the point that he and his counterparts evolved into mere pawns — being told what they could propose as legislation and how to vote on legislation that was actually allowed to make it to the floor for an up-or-down vote? Why didn’t our long-tenured senator and his counterparts speak out forcefully and not settle for anything less than real change in our state government? As we ready ourselves for the onslaught of letters to follow, stating how Mr. Farley helped out this cause or that and how he helped certain widows and orphans from the throes of eviction or starvation, let me offer that 99.99 percent of elected representatives for any office would fight for these types of causes. Today, this is simply not enough to deserve our vote. It is time we citizens realize that we should demand better representation from all our elected officials. We need to send this message by replacing any long-tenured incumbent with individuals dedicated to true representation regardless of the political consequences. In other words, what is needed in this state is elected officials dedicated to fixing the larger issues facing we the people.
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