American Politics and Government: An Utter Disappointment
Barack Obama and John McCain have proven the failure of American politics. Between the two of these puppets, they’ve spent more time clubbing each other over their past associations than anything else. No one is addressing the Federal Reserve and the validity of the IRS. No one is talking about a sound monetary policy that isn’t controlled by private banks. No one is talking about anything innovative to restructure America for future growth and prosperity. What the American people ARE hearing from these candidates and the mainstream media is a lot of noise and drama. They are distractions (but great money makers for the mainstream media).
However, there’s a lot of talk about energy policy. There’s a lot of talk about tax cuts for the middle class. There’s a lot of talk about education. I would agree that all of these things are important, but the first point of business should be the restructuring of America’s core foundation. This is the real change America truly needs.
Real change can be summed up in the following points:
1. The immediate withdrawal of troops from the Middle East. This isn’t a war of winning. It’s a war of greed, oil and power. We’re spending $10 Billion per month in Iraq. It’s pointless. We have no business there other than to protect our interests in the Middle East’s vast natural resources. The puppeteers are not happy that THEY are not in control of those resources and they will stop at nothing to seize such control.
2. The immediate firing of the Federal Reserve board. Ben Bernanke and the rest of his puppets should be sent on a permanent vacation. Soon after, the Fed should be dissolved and forgotten about forever. However, prior to such dissolution of a worthless and fraudulent entity (which was created and ratified in secret), we need to identify a new method for money creation and distribution that is free of the influence of private bankers, corrupt politicians and other decision makers.
3. The immediate dissolution of the IRS. Year after year, time after time, the IRS cannot produce substantial evidence that its gargantuan tax code explicitly states the American people are required to pay taxes. What is the IRS tax code, anyway? It’s a lot of fluff filled with legalese to scare and torture free Americans into giving away their hard earned wages to a fraudulent entity.
While I am not a fan of any form of taxation, a flat-rate national sales tax would do more for the American people than a worthless and fiscally irresponsible entity such as the IRS.
4. The immediate end of race-based policies, programs and classifications in favor of a merit-based society. Race is a hideous concept which has divided America since its beginning. The solution to race is for it not to exist in the first place. Unfortunately, few Americans are willing to consider the validity of race and its origins. This is a grave challenge to overcome and will require years of education to have any real progress toward realizing a difference. A merit-based America will remove quotas, preferences and discrimination from the heart of our society.
5. The immediate implementation of a citizen oversight committee in Washington. Washington politicians have proven hundreds of times that they do not listen to their constituents. The mammoth $700 Billion bailout package (”Investor Insurance”) is a perfect example. This committee should have the authority to overrule decisions which are deemed ‘harmful, impractical and ill-sighted’ by America’s government and representatives. This country can no longer afford to be ‘represented’ by reckless decision making in Washington.
6. The dissolution of a two-party system. Americans deserve a greater choice in politics. We need to encourage the adoption of a multi-party system which is designed to thwart preferential treatment and corruption in Washington, the media, etc.
7. A restructuring of American government. A multi-party system is a great start, but we must also consider the current structure of our government and how it has failed the people. We must break through the facade of our current government and work toward revamping what government should be in America. We need to rethink governing, regulation, laws and more.
Frankly, we should wipe the slate clean and start over with something new and fresh for the 21st century. It is this point of change that could truly become a defining for not only America, but the entire world.
8. Give lobbyists and special interests the boot in Washington. Lobbyists are responsible for some of the most crooked policies coming out of Washington. They’ve had their fun, made their millions, and gotten away with bloody murder (literally). They should be booed and pushed aside to make room for a citizen renaissance in Washington and America.
In the end, the new America should really be about the people. If I were old enough to run for President, I’d be running a campaign that’s built around the idea of a citizen renaissance. That’s real change. Thanks for reading and please share your comments below.
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America’s Future Frightens Me!
I’ll go out on a limb today and say this: America’s future frightens me! However, this isn’t the first time I’ve feared what’s ahead for us as Americans. I’ve seen it for years and now the truth is becoming a reality: Record foreclosures, record bank failures and record deficits.
Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Bank of America will acquire Merrill Lynch. Fannie Mae is due to bailed out by the U.S. Government. Socially, Americans are at increasing odds with each other, thanks to divisive politics and a mainstream media known for hype, spin and lies.
The truth is being withheld from the American public on a daily basis. The full story is nothing like we understand it today. It’s far worse. Some Americans saw the writing on the wall years ago, where they packed up and moved abroad to countries such as Canada, Denmark and the U.K. I even considered doing the same.
What’s most frightening of all is America’s blind faith in the media. Sarah Palin is a perfect example of this fact. Palin came from nowhere to become a frontrunner in American politics. How does anyone become an overnight sensation without any concrete information? It is our blind trust that leads us astray and we’ve repeatedly shown this blind trust countless times over the last 100 years.
Our economy and social fabric is paper-thin strong. If we continue adding more rocks (debts, unchecked spending, unrealistic promises) to our failing infrastructure, it will tear and swallow its burden whole. From our pocketbooks to our government, we have a runaway freight train with no end in sight. Eventually, it will derail. We cannot continue on our present course and it might be too late to correct it.
In the next 30 years or less, America could very well become the failed empire it desperately attempted to maintain. China will topple us in innovation, science and technology and socio-economic prowess — If they haven’t already. With a middle class that numbers America’s entire population, we have much to consider as our future quickly erodes before our very own eyes.
The threat is real. This isn’t a dream. It’s reality.
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Movie Night: I.O.U.S.A. (a MUST SEE)
I.O.U.S.A., the critically acclaimed documentary about America’s economic crisis (a $9+ Trillion deficit), is being featured nationwide tonight at select theaters with a LIVE Q&A with Warren Buffet, Pete Peterson and Dave Walker. I purchased my ticket yesterday and I’m looking forward to this compelling piece along with commentary and insights from a respectable figure in the global markets (Buffet).
If you can attend, find a local theatre and purchase a ticket ASAP!
From the IOUSA website:
“Wake up, America! We’re on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions.
Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) helps demystify the nation’s financial practices and policies. The film follows former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America’s unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens.
With surgical precision, Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America’s current economic situation. The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.
Creadon uses candid interviews and his featured subjects include Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O’Neill, Robert Rubin, and Paul Volcker, along with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s own David Walker and Bob Bixby of the Concord Coalition, a Foundation grantee.
Pointedly topical and consummately nonpartisan, I.O.U.S.A. drives home the message that the only time for America’s financial future is now.”
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The ‘Curse’ of ‘Melanin’
Dear Melanin,
We’ve had a long history together. We entered the world in unison some 28 years ago, where you were faint and barely visible. I soon realized that we were members of a family where your cousins were also present in varying amounts. As we grew older together, you made your visibility as a friend more pronounced.
While I was too young in the beginning to understand the implications of our long-term friendship, I always knew that we both stood for something in life: Understanding. I know that your presence means no harm to my life. In fact, you are probably my best friend in the Summer, because you protect me from the Sun. You’re always there to shield me against the harmful UV rays radiating through space and our atmosphere.
Unfortunately, Melanin, you don’t shield me from ignorance. Why not? If you can protect me from the harshest element of life, why not people? You always seem to attract these outlandish assumptions to our friendship. You often even give me a bad name, and as much as I wish you didn’t, there never seems to be anything I can do about it.
Why do you attract people who think badly of us? Why do you attract women who’ve dated nothing but gang bangers and thugs? Why do you attract women who speak poor English? Or those with babies? Why does your presence always seem to come with so many liabilities? Again, I know you mean no harm, but why?
Why do you keep certain people that I want to meet at bay, Melanin? Sure, I keep my distance at times from people, too, but only because I know those people aren’t good for us. You see, I’ve always wanted the best for us. Always. But, for whatever reason, many people always seem to have an issue with our friendship. Why?
Is it fair, Melanin, that I should suffer in life because of my friendship with you? Why can’t people take the time to learn about us and who we are? Why do they assume our friendship is something bad and harmful? We’ve never done any harm to anyone. We’ve always done our very best. We’ve always been very accommodating and welcoming.
Still, Melanin, you sometimes give us a bad name and for no apparent reason at all. You’ve always been my most protective friend. I wish everyone else could see the same.
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Reality: How America Lost Its Independence in 1913
July 4, 1776 was a historic moment in American history. It was the beginning of breaking free of global tyranny and establishing the right to be a free and independent nation. The “Declaration of Independence” marked a triumphant movement to fight against British rule and establish America’s own identity.
The United States Declaration of Independence is an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were “Free and Independent States” and that “all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved.” The document, formally entitled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,[1] explained the justifications for separation from the British crown, and was an expansion of Richard Henry Lee’s Resolution (passed by Congress on July 2), which first proclaimed independence. An engrossed copy of the Declaration was signed by most of the delegates on August 2 and is now encased in argon[2] and on display in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration is considered to be the founding document of the United States of America, where July 4 is celebrated as Independence Day and the nation’s birthday. At the time the Declaration was issued, the American colonies were “united” in declaring their independence from Great Britain. John Hancock, as the elected President of Congress, was the only person to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. It was not until the following month on August 2nd that the remaining 55 other delegates began to sign the document.[3]
US President Abraham Lincoln succinctly explained the central importance of the Declaration to American history in his Gettysburg Address of 1863:
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
Some 137 years later, America’s path to a free and prosperous nation would come to an abrupt end with the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. The Federal Reserve, America’s “Central Bank”, is like all others, a debt and enslavement machine. Our currency, the “American Dollar”, is backed by almost — Nothing. The primary backer of our currency is our perception, which has been manipulated through clever disguises, lies and slick-willy types to sell the public on a mass-scale game of Monopoly. Our currency is mostly created “out of thin air” by our government and the big banks which control our nation’s money supply.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was created in secret and packaged as a “solution” to aid our country’s businesses and citizens with a “sound” and “stable” currency platform to help grow our nation and foster new possibilities in America. Instead, it would soon be revealed that the Federal Reserve Act was just that — An “Act”. With the Great Depression in 1930, America received its first taste of the ineffectiveness and uselessness of the Federal Reserve.
Americans lost their homes, lives and freedom, all while greedy bankers and families profited from great hardship and setbacks. The reality is that America was “sold out” by President Woodrow Wilson to the interests of greedy families (Rothchilds, Rockefellers, etc.) in order to establish their long-term goal of world government and global enslavement to a phony and worthless currency.
America’s history as a once free nation should be a wake up call for everyone. Freedom is only an illusion in America today. When power and control falls into the wrong hands, many people will suffer as a result. This couldn’t be more true than the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. We are mostly a nation of slaves bound and controlled by money. The slave owners are the very people who enacted the Federal Reserve and control the nation’s banks and currency.
Can America become a free nation again? Yes, but not without bloodshed. The America we know of today is not much different than when it was controlled by the British prior to 1776. To regain control of our country, we must look to the past for inspiration and truth. In life, there are people who will stop at nothing to control the world. They are not satisfied with all their perceived wealth. The greatest power in humanity is the control of human life.
Will you stand for yourself and freedom, or accept a repeat of history?
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