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In My Little Town

Is This All We Care About?Image via WikipediaJello Brain

The seeds of the current state of our nation were sown nearly (or more than) a hundred years ago. Following the twists and turns of politics, wars and the global economy over a century can make you feel like your brain is made of jello, but with diligence it is possible to make some sense out of it.

The United States of America is at one of those critical moments in its history, when the definition of the nation is at stake. Throughout recorded history we find examples where leaders should naturally have known the terrible outcomes of their choices, but did not. We also find examples of a population too busy to bother with the affairs of their state until their way of life was gone. Much can be learned about the nature of a nation by looking at its choices.

Our once great nation seems to be intentionally tearing down the very structure that once made it great. The recent successful attack on our Constitutional rights by the Legislature and Executive of the United States, with the limited response it received from our media corps and the general population, provides evidence to the present world audience and all future historians that America has progressed dangerously close to, if not beyond, a capitalist-fascist-imperialist system.

Hypocrites

We have mistaken military might for the right to wield it. Our leaders prance like peacocks across the world theatre, making pitiful but threatening noises. They are like bullies on the playground. They ignore the agreements we have made with those who were once our allies, who look at us now and wonder who we are. Where once we held the highest moral ground, now we are listed with those countries known for human rights abuses.

While mortgage defaults reach as high as 50% in some places, our leaders are more concerned with bailing out the companies who got us into this mess. The local mortgage holder (homeowner) might have received 600 or 1200 bucks, in most cases not enough for one mortgage payment. By contrast, Bear Stearns received billions. FannieMae and FreddieMac will receive TRILLIONS in support, financed by yours truly, the American public.

Why are we not speaking out? Where is the patriotism I remember seeing as a young boy, when thousands would march in the streets against conditions less extreme than these? Is it true that those people were nothing more than the hypocrites they marched in the streets to protest?

We once impeached a president for wiretapping in a hotel in DC. Do we now pass a law to cover up this president’s wiretapping of all of America? Why do we not ask more questions? Why has our voice faded to a whispered sigh on the wind?

My Little Town

I talk to people, here in my little town of about 14,000 - Reidsville, my home. We have some pretty smart people living ’round these parts, but you know, they just don’t keep up with this stuff. In their lives, they don’t really have the time to keep up. That’s what we elect people to do, to take care of all that for us. Many people just don’t understand, and don’t want to understand, that those people they elected are the ones doing this to them.

It is plain that we cannot trust our leaders any longer. This is America, and we may still have the right to replace them with leaders who will respect the Constitution and the Rule of Law. Our votes may still count, and if that is true, then we need to replace every Representative and every Senator who voted to pass the FISA Amendment. If ever a single vote exposed the true allegiance of these legislators, it was that vote.

The vote was clearly a vote either For or Against the 4th Amendment. Those who voted For the bill were casting a vote against the Constitution, against our way of life. We need to Vote Them Out.

I am Jon, and I plan to VotemOut!

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July 15th, 2008 Posted by Jon | The Future! | 2 comments