Peoples problems by Charlie Reese * 100 Sen. 435 congressmen 1 Pres & 9 Supreme Court justices
Sun, 04/27/2008 - 12:01pm — Native Texan -
"Explanation Of The Peoples Problems" By Charlie Reese
This is the simplest, most understandable and truest explanation of the woes of the nation and who caused them, as well as how to cure them. This should be sent to every person in the U.S., including the '545'. 545 People By Charlie Reese --
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
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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
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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.
100 Senators, 435 Congressmen, 1 president & 9 Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
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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 can not 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
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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.
We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!
Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper
What a great article, and a
What a great article, and a true exercise in personal responsibility. But will those 545 people accept that responsibility as individuals? My guess is...NO WAY! I can hear it now: The Republicans will say it's the Democrats' fault. The Democrats will say it's the Republicans' fault. And yet again, nothing will change.
This is my dream for an Obama presidency. That it will make people realize the true power of the people. That so many will like the change and transparency, they will want to bring that same change to Congress, and to the state and local levels. It's a big dream, I know, but if we continue on the present path, we will keep sinking, mired in the mud of politics as usual.
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I find it interesting that
I find it interesting that you neglect to comment on past McCain/Palin associations. Based on your belief that Obama's acquaintances have an influence on him, do you also feel that American's should be doing background checks on every person they have associated with at one point or another?
/facepalm McCain has
/facepalm
McCain has many more demons in his closet, far scarier than anything you can conjure up for Obama.
I'm sorry, but its true, whether you would like to believe it or not.
My credentials as a true
Lies & distortions? Get a
Since 1977, Half the Party Chairman Have Been Registered Foreign Agents, Either Before or After Their Party Terms
http://www.buyingofthepresident.org/index.php/archives/reports/603/