Are we pointing fingers in the right direction?
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2012/06/14 16:09:23
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As usual near election times the political parties are knee deep in their poo-flinging wars, and so is the rest of the country. People who identify as republicans blame Obama and the liberal agenda for all the issues the country is seeing and similarly those who identify as democrats blaming the residual Bush administration issues and right-wing conservative agenda.
But really, shouldn't we be pointing the fingers at the government as a whole? I honestly don't give a rats ass whose fault the nations predicaments are, just that someone does something about it. Instead we have politicians of all political parties playing a he-said, she-said war thats getting us nowhere. Capitol hill is more worried about pushing its own agenda's and filling its pocket books than it is in helping the people and it needs to be stopped.
Or maybe its just me ...
But really, shouldn't we be pointing the fingers at the government as a whole? I honestly don't give a rats ass whose fault the nations predicaments are, just that someone does something about it. Instead we have politicians of all political parties playing a he-said, she-said war thats getting us nowhere. Capitol hill is more worried about pushing its own agenda's and filling its pocket books than it is in helping the people and it needs to be stopped.
Or maybe its just me ...
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- whitecollar 2012/06/26 18:20:33 (edited)Undecided
Yes, I agree "Citizens United" was not a good move by the Supreme Court. It means our leaders can now be chosen by a handful of corporate millionaires. The only power we, as individuals, have over the money pak's, is our vote. When voting, we need to understand that Paks are spending billions to protect their own interests, not the american people's. This "Citizens United" decision in effect, diminishes the rights of people to have any influence on elections. The court should not approve laws that effectively take away the people's right to voice their opinion and know that it will matter. . Maybe the answer to the politically motivated decisions of the Supreme Court would be to limit their terms to serve. These justices were not subjected to a vote of the people, but were appointed; and therefore, were assumed to be fair; but this has changed since the "Bush v Gore" and "Citizens United" decisions. The Court's political leanings have affected their ability to fairly interpret the law; and put their lifetime appointments in serious consideration for change.reply - Cyan9 2012/06/14 17:17:50None of the above+1We should be pointing fingers at the Citizens United decision and the sheer volume of power that large corporations have over the legislative process. So many bills are eviscerated and then stuff with corporate exemptions and subsidies it's ruining the country's ability to function. The answer isn't to throwout the baby(the government) with all the bad water like those on the far right wish. And just electing more Democrats isn't going to work because their ideas seem almost as ineffectual. We can say one party is better than the other but it's clear neither party is going to accomplish anything while we become more and more like a kabuki democracy everyday. The only option is to reform our democracy and restrain the influence of corporations and the ultra wealthy. I'm not saying bring out the pitch forks and manifestos, I'm saying democracy saturated with money is conducive to failure and corruption. I'm not voting for any candidate that wouldn't support the repeal of Citizens United vs. the FEC and I hope others take the same position.reply
- Max 2012/06/14 16:40:55Yes, the government on a whole is corrupt+1You have diagnosed the problem to a T.reply
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+1Yes, now we just need a solution. Unfortunately most of the solutions are not pretty or easy ...reply
