In case you folks haven't caught the media blitz, election season is nearly upon us. To this, I say "Whoopty Shit." You can write me off as a disenfranchised Gen-Xer, anarchist, what have you, but what the hell is the point of the electoral process in this country? It has completely lost any and all meaning. We aren't even electing presidents anymore thanks to the Bush administration. I don't care if you're Democrat, Republican, or none of the above, this cat has turned the entire system into his own personal litter box, and he sure as hell won't let you scoop it. Even going beyond allowing Bush to essentially wipe his ass with the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Geneva Convention, personal space, and just plain old common sense and getting to the candidates looking to swoop in during the regime change, there's really not much hope there. Why? Because as idealized and down to earth and "for the people" as each candidate may seem, as soon as that olive wreath is put on their heads, it all goes out the window. I'm not saying every candidate is full of shit. I'm sure that there are some that really and truly want to get into the White House because they feel they can make a difference. That doesn't matter anymore.The entire system has become free enterprise with lobbyists and agendas taking precedence over the common people. You know. The voters.
"People shouldn't be afraid of their governments. The government should be afraid of it's people." - Hugo Weaving, V for Vendetta.
There is no fear, nor shame, in our government. Any misstep is covered up, and those that know or attempt to correct it are set up or manage to disappear of the face of the earth. "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." (The Declaration of Independence) I don't remember voting on any of this mess. Don't even remember being asked. Not even a courtesy flier. The government can now do warrantless wiretapping. To tell you what a screwed up concept this is, the Microsoft integrated spell checker doesn't even recognize "warrantless" as a word. This basically means they can now just listen in on your conversations on a whim. Here's a few more gems from The Declaration of Independence. Let me know if any of this sounds vaguely familiar.
"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws..."
Some of those strike a chord? Sure, not all of them apply, but there are some definite similarities.I think it's high time we flush the system that has long since become corrupt and lost it's original meaning. Toss out the old hats, the lobby sheep, the ones that have lost touch with humanity. Fill the government with actual people. People with neighbors who may have had to borrow a lawnmower. People who will put the good of the populous before the good of the pocket. People that won't be easily swayed by corporate hand outs. One things for sure, I definitely don't see Serpico in this lot of candidates. Do you?
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Bush's transgressions have been so blatant and severe that there are people seriously discussing whether or not the administration is going to declare some type of "state of emergency" in order to avoid relinquishing power after the 2008 election. I don't think there's any way that will happen (this country hasn't slipped far enough towards fascism to allow it), it is indicative of the level of justified paranoia BushCo has inspired.
Uh, insert "although" in front of "I don't think" in that last sentence.
Oh there's no doubt this crew ain't leaving 1600 Pennsylvania Ave just cause the calendar changes to 2009. No way, and I've been saying this for a while now. There are all kinds of executive orders passed if certain emergency conditions are met, and they don't even have to be conditions in this country, and once enacted the president will have all kinds of new powers -- for our own good of course!
This is the new mad King George redux! If somehow the Dems grow a spine and the troops start coming home in say April of May or next year, then around July or August there happens to be either a thwarted attack or an actual one, you got your martial law precedent. I wish I didn't believe it, and i would love to be proven wrong, but these people have hijacked the reins for a reason, and it does not include relinquishing power. What, is the New York Times gonna write another anti-Bush editorial?
Michael Chertoff (meaning devil in Russian) is a dual Israeli-U.S. citizen; his "gut" tells us something will happen soon. Rick Santorum and others have hinted that the political landscape could sharply change with another attack. Rumors on the Internets of various credibility have "terrorists" hitting a blue state target next, meaning in all likelihood crucial swing state California, the city of the Angels (L.A.) or of St. Francis (S.F.). California will have on the ballot an initiative to split the electoral votes in that state, which would give a large chunk to the Repugnicants and take some away from the Dems, who of course won the state the last national election. An attack would raise fear levels, which is like oxygen to a right wing politician: they thrive on it.
The neocons bank on one thing: an ignorant populus. They sure got that part right. As long as there's no draft to rouse up the college campuses, there's clear sailing in their minds. Bush is unfortunately far from finished in terms of screwing things up even worse. Has anyone in history failed upward more than this guy? No wonder Flashman was on his summer reading list!
max: I'm surprised the whole "2 term" limit thing hasn't been abolished yet. It'd be more difficult for him to pull off the hat-trick without Brother Jeb running Florida though. Now we have George Hamilton Lite running things, and it might require a bit more cash to buy him off.
ward: "He's the kind of guy who watches the Matrix and thinks it's REAL." Lewis Black on Rick Santorum.
I'm not a conspiracy nut(Well, not that big of one), but if there is another terrorist attack in this country prior to the next election, then I'm going to be screaming conspiracy from the roof tops. Loose Change and Fahrenheit 9-11 already had me seriously doubting the actual terrorism behind the terrorist attacks. Hell, Loose Change pretty much summed it up as the plot from Die Hard With A Vengeance. It would be too coincidental and too contrived for me to think otherwise should it happen again before elections, pretty much guaranteeing a Republican victory because the Democrats we have around now are a bunch of panty-waists.
I'm all for women's rights but this is the worst time to have a Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. We need someone to take back our balance of power, to reinstall checks and balances, and while I think Harry Reid is okay, I don't see much coming from Pelosi that I like.
As far as Nov. 2008, if the Republicans capture California (or get a split of the electoral votes) they will be tough to beat unless the Dems capture both Ohio and Florida. You guys must have heard of voter caging and other shenanigans Rove & Co. have planned. What's ironic is Republicans are always droning on about they're the party of ideas and Dems aren't, yet which party is so insecure about their own message that they resort to cheating every election cycle (Nixon with Watergate, Reagan with Iran Contra and the October surprise, Bush stealing elections). Did I mention how much I hate these people?
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