Politics

Those of you who know me will know that the title of the post is extremely accurate, I do, quite often, have strange thoughts. As the category tag will tell you, these strange thoughts have to do with politics, so, if you don't like political ramblings, I suggest you step away and come back later. So without further ado, here are my strange thoughts on politics.

Representative Democracy: Logistically this is an excellent Idea. Me, and the 100,000 other people I live with tell you how we feel about something, and you cast a vote about it. Yeah, sure, that make sense. What about the people who's canidate of choice lost the election? Does that mean that for the next (Term of elected official) years their opnion doesn't even matter? And then there is the bigger issue of, what if I vote for a canidate, but still strongly disagree with their position on some issue. Too bad, so sad. And lets not forget the real killer issue here. Party lines. If I am a politician (and you all know I am not) belonging to party X, and party X says jump, I must say 'how high' or choose a new line of work. That means that even if I wanted to, I could not accurately represent my voters well. So wait, how is this system supposed to be good. Oh, right, its easier than actually letting the whole voting population decide everything. Shenanigans.

Electoral College: This is represenative deomcracy at its very worst. This really and truly means that the vote you cast for the highest office in the land is nothing more than a suggestion to your Elector as to how they should vote. They could very well decide your wrong, and vote how they feel they should. What do you know, your just sheeple. So in the end, much as everyone says differently, your vote really doesn't count. Too bad. Oh lool, more Shenanigans.

Carer Politician: I can't imagine how anyone of the working class can think this is a good idea. We have effectively created a class of people who do nothing but rule. Often they come from generations of money, and with money comes power. People love power, and most will do anything they can to steal a little more of it for themselves. They go to the best schools, with Daddy's money. Then they go to the best colleges, with more of Daddy's money. Then they go into government, and they decide how to spend OUR money. But the only life they have ever know is the rich and powerful, so they continue to look out for the rich and the powerful, keeping the common man donw on his knees asking for a handout. Shenannigans.

Individual Rights: This just in, we do still have a few left after 8 years of the far right and their 'Terrorists' this and '9-11' that. But we can only keep these rights if we refuse to let go of them. Never give an inch. Our freedom of expression has been afirmed by the US Constitution (I say affirmed because I believe that its inherient, and cannot be given nor taken) so we should use it. Our freedom from unwarranted searches has been established, so refuse any search of any kind done without a warrant. Our right to bear arms has been affirmed, so go, get a gun, and carry it everywhere. I could go on, but I think my point here is established. We will only keep our rights by agressively demanding them. 

What our founding fathers might think: I am not really sure I even want to consider this. I can almost see Jefferson trying to climb out of his grave to kick our collective ass. John and Samuel Adams, George Washington, and so many other right behind. We have forsaken all for which they have fought. No longer are we free to pratice our religions (this inculdes NOT praticing a religion) as we see fit, No longer do the rights of the people and of the Sates outweigh the rights of the Federal government. No longer are those governing held to the same standards as the governed. We have lost our way. And we continue to stray, because it is so eays. Let someone else worry about it.

 Alright that is about as much incoherient ranting as I capable of on a  nice Friday night.