Posts Tagged ‘constitution’
“We the people” seems to be a term that many politicians have forgotten.
What that means to me is that every person elected to any office by a vote of the general population works for, not against, the will of that population.
The only two people elected to hold Federal Government positions, that are elected by the general population of the entire country are the President and the Vice President. Basically what the people are saying, when they do vote for the President and Vice President is; “we trust you to protect us and provide us with what we want, putting aside your own personal ideas and agendas”.
I guess I almost got to wandering a little bit. Sorry!
These are my thoughts about a platform (with input from a great many people):
1 – Defend our country from illegal invaders at all costs and with all the strength necessary.
2 – Become self sufficient in terms of energy. We have the resources and we should use them to better protect our country.
3 – Repeal the Healthcare Law as it is not in the best interest of our country, economically and national security.
4 – Eliminate the Internal Revenue Service and establish a flat tax or fair tax.
5 – Eliminate the misinterpretation of natural born citizens being anyone born by any parents within the borders of the United States.
6 – Strengthen our national defense.
7 – Get rid of the ACLU.
8 – Amend the Constitution regarding the separation of Church and State. This country was founded on a strong belief in God and should remain that way.
9 – If health care is to be made better, get it out of the hands of the Federal Government. Take a step by step approach and slowly begin to implement such items as cross state border insurance coverage; reduce health care costs by banning drug companies from advertising in the media (much like cigarette advertisements) and so on.
10 – ASK the population what we want and act on it quickly and efficiently.
11 – Remove the ability to add additional provisions to a bill that have nothing to do with that bill.
12 – Add an amendment to the Constitution to establish English as our National Language.
13 – Create term limits for all position, within the Federal Government, that are voted on by the Citizens of the United States.
These are not necessarily in any order and will be sorted out and added to as time goes on.
“Glenn Beck” – his name stirs people – some say he is crazy and some say he makes sense.
I frequently watch him on the Fox News Channel so I have developed a sense of what he is about. He believes in the U.S. Constitution and he believes in the United States of America.
He seems not to single out a single Party, in our government, but the government itself. He will point to someone that is not following the Constitution and then he explains why. The next person he speaks about may be the one that is NOT working for our country but for him or her self.
Many of his points are pretty damn accurate if you take the time to fact check what he has spoken about. Things like security at the borders; security at our airports and sea ports; common sense that seems to be lacking when a child in a wheel chair has to walk through the security system at an airport.
The other day he spoke at the CPAC and I took his basic theme to be the present government is trying to take away our liberties, take away the basic principles of our country, you know, the ones that made us as great as we are, take away OUR control of our own lives including how we live in our own homes – taking away our freedom.
I tend to agree. Should our Federal Government be telling me what I can and can’t eat; tell me that I MUST have health insurance or they will fine me; tell me that if I have too much health insurance they will fine me; tell me that as an employer I MUST provide healthcare to my employees (sure it’s nice but as an employer if I don’t have to pay for that I can pay my employees a better salary).
There is a post here about the Oath of Office. What happened to that oath?
It is time for Americans to “wake up” and hear what he is saying and analyze what he is saying. Make a spreadsheet and pick a topic of his then write the pros and cons, with an honest approach, and you will see that his concepts and ideas ring true.
We all can make a difference if we stop being so lazy and we remind our representatives that they work for us and they, like any other employee, must listen to what we are saying.
And that’s my view.