I thought the original idea of a congressman/senator in a democratic society was to be "the voice of the people" - insomuch that they do not have an opinion, in a professional manner, and thus, should not express those concerns when openly representing a district/state!
WHY then, are so many loose-brain-using people in the government making it a personal stance? Shouldn’t they, as it was meant to be, be the voice - but more importantly, listen to the people, instead of blinding rejecting something they personally believe in, or have an agenda towards?
I guess it doesn’t work that way anymore...too many of our government leaders and officials only hear what they want to hear, only believe what they want to believe, regardless of the people say. I say boo to everyone in the government who has failed to recognize this and push their own agenda - when clearly, we the people pay their salary, and we the people decide what is best. Not some has-been congressman from Idaho or some out of touch 80 year old senator from New Mexico...both sides have done wrong, and unfortunately, we are left with the likes of news media to exploit the people - and not the creators of this 'new age politics' – the politicians.
9.18.2009
A copy/paste job from something I saw earlier
This doesn't specifically advocate 1 way or the other people....Instead, it merely should act as an eye opener...
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This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
I then took a shower in the clean water provided by a municipal water utility.
After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC-regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determined the weather was going to be like, using satellites designed, built, and launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
I watched this while eating my breakfast of U.S. Department of Agriculture-inspected food and taking the drugs which have been determined as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
At the appropriate time, as regulated by the U.S. Congress and kept accurate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Naval Observatory, I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-approved automobile and set out to work on the roads build by the local, state, and federal Departments of Transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level
determined by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank.
On the way out the door I deposit any mail I have to be sent out via the U.S. Postal Service and drop the kids off at the public school.
After spending another day not being maimed or killed at work thanks to the workplace regulations imposed by the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health administration, enjoying another two meals which again do not kill me because of the USDA, I drive my NHTSA car back home on the DOT roads, to my house which has not burned down in my absence because of the state and local building codes and Fire Marshal's inspection, and which has not been plundered of all its
valuables thanks to the local police department.
And then I log on to the internet -- which was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration -- and post on Freerepublic.com and Fox News forums about how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD because the government can't do anything right.
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This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
I then took a shower in the clean water provided by a municipal water utility.
After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC-regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determined the weather was going to be like, using satellites designed, built, and launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
I watched this while eating my breakfast of U.S. Department of Agriculture-inspected food and taking the drugs which have been determined as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
At the appropriate time, as regulated by the U.S. Congress and kept accurate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Naval Observatory, I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-approved automobile and set out to work on the roads build by the local, state, and federal Departments of Transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level
determined by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank.
On the way out the door I deposit any mail I have to be sent out via the U.S. Postal Service and drop the kids off at the public school.
After spending another day not being maimed or killed at work thanks to the workplace regulations imposed by the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health administration, enjoying another two meals which again do not kill me because of the USDA, I drive my NHTSA car back home on the DOT roads, to my house which has not burned down in my absence because of the state and local building codes and Fire Marshal's inspection, and which has not been plundered of all its
valuables thanks to the local police department.
And then I log on to the internet -- which was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration -- and post on Freerepublic.com and Fox News forums about how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD because the government can't do anything right.
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9.16.2009
Been a while!
Hello Everybody!
Been a super busy summer...and it is starting to wrap up.
We were in California for about a week for the bro's graduation party! Visited with family, took some pretty pictures, saw the beach - the usual fun stuff!
Came home - saw a thriller game of USC vs OSU!
We got Mr.Industrial Engineer and Alex "Marzipan"s wedding this weekend, the fiancees sister wedding the weekend after...then, finally, a break!
While in Cali, we walked over to watch the final mile of the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon - and, SURPRISE, it got me wanting to start running again - and the fiancee! So, over we head to the running store, $300 later, we are all ready to start our training program!
Oh well - a formal thank you to family and friends for hosting us, feeding, entertaining us and the hospitality! I know the girlfriends and fiancees had a great time and did not want to leave :)
Been a super busy summer...and it is starting to wrap up.
We were in California for about a week for the bro's graduation party! Visited with family, took some pretty pictures, saw the beach - the usual fun stuff!
Came home - saw a thriller game of USC vs OSU!
We got Mr.Industrial Engineer and Alex "Marzipan"s wedding this weekend, the fiancees sister wedding the weekend after...then, finally, a break!
While in Cali, we walked over to watch the final mile of the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon - and, SURPRISE, it got me wanting to start running again - and the fiancee! So, over we head to the running store, $300 later, we are all ready to start our training program!
Oh well - a formal thank you to family and friends for hosting us, feeding, entertaining us and the hospitality! I know the girlfriends and fiancees had a great time and did not want to leave :)
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