Revolution

“The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.” ~Lewis Mumford, in Anne Chisholm, Philosophers of the Earth: Conversations with Ecologists, 1972

“It might be more worthwhile if we stopped wringing our hands and started ringing our congressmen.” ~Author Unknown

“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed lamb.” ~Benjamin Franklin

Along with most Americans, I’ve become quite disappointed with the politicians in Washington. It’s time for a REVOLUTION.

My expectation of our representatives is they provide a good government for a fair price. Unfortunately, the two parties in power are controlled by special interest groups that are hell bent on extreme political agendas without the financial means to support their agenda. There appears to be no room for Americans that want to apply common sense approaches to the world’s problems.

Imagine you were over budget at work. Every year? How long would your boss tolerate your job performance if you were always spending too much and did not get along with your coworkers? Not only are our politicians tolerated, they are rewarded when they are able to spend extra funds – as long as it’s in their district.

There are justified arguments that Democrats are spending too much money on social programs AND Republicans are spending too much money on corporate and military programs. I want to assure you that you are BOTH right. All of the politicians are spending more money than they (we) have – and blaming each other. They work very hard to make us believe it’s the other Parties fault. Much of our population is worked into a frenzy of true hatred against anyone in the “wrong” party, while politicians on both sides are operating out of control.

Some say we need more government, while others maintain that we need less government. I maintain we need good government.

When asked, politicians always have 2 defenses: “it’s the other guy” and “you don’t understand”. I’ve heard several politicians in both parties claim it’s the other party out of control. EVERY politician comes home to their district and promises they are doing the best they can – if they could just get the rest of Congress to follow their lead. All 535 Senators and Representatives are blaming the other 534. They also claim that they just can’t be a one issue politician. They just can’t focus on a balanced budget and forget everything else.

Of course, this is all bogus!!!! The only issue each politician is really interested in is getting re-elected.

I can understand a well intentioned politician going to Washington to make things better. Unfortunately, the party leaders coerce their members to tow the line. There is no room in the current parties for politicians that try to meet the real needs of their constituents.

I had suggested that we “throw the bums out”. By this, I originally meant that we should continually vote out all incumbents – no matter which party – until they started to listen to their constituents. Sadly, I am now convinced this approach will not work. Each party is too entrenched in their divisive positions and party leaders have too much control over each representative.

That is why we need to completely eliminate both Parties. I encourage each American to vow to never vote for another Democrat or Republican – FOREVER. I am hopeful that both Parties will be eliminated within 20 years. At this time, I don’t care if they are replaced by 2 or 10 additional parties as long as those parties are more responsive to the needs of Americans.

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. “ ~Winston Churchill

“If people behaved like governments, you'd call the cops.” ~Kelvin Throop

“Democracy: The state of affairs in which you consent to having your pocket picked, and elect the best man to do it.” ~Benjamin Lichtenberg

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. “ ~P.J. O'Rourke

“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.” ~William E. Borah