Everyone wants a little piece of the pie, and
everyone wants to have their 5 minutes of fame…
We live in a country
that was founded on very basic principles. There would be no royalty, no feuds.
A duly elected government where all would be equally represented. Everyone
would have the same possibilities and each individual would have the
opportunity to pursue those very possibilities, according to his/her
capabilities.
That was some two
hundred years ago. The world has changed since then. It has become much more
complicated, faster, smaller in a way. We now know what happens on the other
side as it actually happens. Whether we want to, or not.
We as a nation have grown, mostly
along with the rest of the world. Scores of nations have come and gone -and
some come again- in that time, but we persevere. We are here. A little bigger around
the waist and perhaps with less hair than years ago when it was customary to
wear a wig, so we could emulate those very folks “over there” we were
complaining about. As we grew, along the way we also learned to speak “with
forked tongue” when needed, putting truth and transparency to the side in the
process. We have become full of contradictions and of issues which beg to be
resolved. But we are beginning to lack the courage, or the interest, to do so. At least it seems so.
Our Democracy needs
to be revamped, rethought and kicked in the rear so it can get going again…
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We need to be able to know what goes on in the hallowed halls
of Congress and the Presidency… we pay the bills.
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We should be able to access information which is often
censured and/or “for your eyes only” but which impacts us.... We should be able to vote directly and not through committees...
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Tax reform – a real one – is needed. We should all pay a personal/corporate
reasonable flat tax, with no exemptions and no deductions.
·
Our government types should be paid on results, not promises.
This, like any position, has responsibilities and should have results.
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We should be able to read, learn and to express our thoughts
about issues freely, truly and really freely…
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Church is a state of mind. Each one of us chooses to believe where
we feel comfort and love –or not- and others should accept this… and vice versa…
·
Fanatics should only be found at concerts and sport venues,
not on the streets or newspapers telling me what I should do or think.
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Each one of us should be able to receive according to our
capacity and our efforts.
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Those who need –not those who want- should be able to receive
help in order to satisfy their needs and get to the point of not needing.
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We should all be able to have access to decent education, but
passing grades should not be given based on demographic needs, but on actual
results.
·
Government sets the laws of the land; those in government
should be held accountable for respecting and functioning within the very laws
they propose and pass. Especially when some of these laws passed are not always
in agreement with those who voted them in.
Utopian? Maybe… and
the again, maybe not. Our seams are bursting at the edges and we insist on
continuing to burden society with more and more of the things that should not
be a burden. How long can this nation and its structure take this abuse? I don’t
know. I hope we don’t get to actually find out.
This human and
political experiment we have come to know as the USA is still a beautiful
example of what can be, when the people actually take a hand in shaping it.
When the political types actually take a bit of time and pay attention to what
it is those who elected them actually do want. It is a work in progress; I
think we have strayed somewhat from the road our founding fathers meant us to
take, but it is not too late yet to retake it.
Will we? … Will our
children? I hope so.
Be Well … Be Back!!!
Final
Notes:
· Pray for those who are fighting an illness
which may take them away from their loved ones… Every request is heard, and
counts!!
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