i found this on a blog of a friend of a friend.
then did a search and it was quoted quite widely on a number of sites:
yes i have to agree with just about everything there
it is a PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY we all have to take for our actions.
not hide behind institutions
not plame others
not blame circumstances
we have a personal CHOICE at every cross roads in life
it is up to US which way we go
and be RESPONSIBLE for our choice
now this friend of a friend says in her blog
that she DID NOT vote in the presidential elections
thisis really the sad sign of our times
that even people who are intelligent and outspoken
feel disenfranchised by the system
that no matter what they do
how THEY decide
someone further up is NOT sticking to their commitments
and the only choice a large part of the votng public saw for themselves was
TO STAY SILENT
FOR ME
THIS IS THE COWARDS CHOICE
THIS IS STANDING ON THE CROSSROADS
AND SITTING DOWN
resigned
sad
good luck to the world
WE ALL GONNA NEED IT
then did a search and it was quoted quite widely on a number of sites:
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Commentary by Charlie Reese 545 People Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of 300+ million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country. I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300+ million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way. There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people and they alone, are responsible. They and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. |
yes i have to agree with just about everything there
it is a PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY we all have to take for our actions.
not hide behind institutions
not plame others
not blame circumstances
we have a personal CHOICE at every cross roads in life
it is up to US which way we go
and be RESPONSIBLE for our choice
now this friend of a friend says in her blog
that she DID NOT vote in the presidential elections
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No matter who you voted for/against. The American public spoke... More voters exercised their right yesterday than in Generations... (Sad commentary) I myself can be added to those who really have seen little reason to vote... IN a (Republican) state... If your views are not inline you feel outcast. And I am not affiliated with ANY party... I vote the issues, I vote with hope I vote with my desire for a better tomorrow. For my children... and grandchildren. NO matter your views on who won, Or who did not. The voice of change was heard. And it will echo for years to come. A New Day Has Dawned... It is time WE the PEOPLE were heard... listened to and if not... Prove WE are willing to Be a part of the change... A lot has been said... And in 77 days... The truth will pan out... Until then... To those who voted... THANK YOU... to those who did not... Figuring your vote would not count... No comments please... Even failing to make a choice is a choice within itself... |
thisis really the sad sign of our times
that even people who are intelligent and outspoken
feel disenfranchised by the system
that no matter what they do
how THEY decide
someone further up is NOT sticking to their commitments
and the only choice a large part of the votng public saw for themselves was
TO STAY SILENT
FOR ME
THIS IS THE COWARDS CHOICE
THIS IS STANDING ON THE CROSSROADS
AND SITTING DOWN
resigned
sad
good luck to the world
WE ALL GONNA NEED IT
