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Originally posted by bigwhitecobra
So...it's that time again. Who should we elect? Bush or Kerry? What does it matter? We are still going to be in the same position 4 years from now. The president will be richer, and we will be poorer. We need to start over. Everybody in Congress and in the Senate should be fired. They should also be limited to a 2 term limit. Why would someone spend 2-3 million dollars to get a job that pays only 2-300 thousand a year? Let's get real, they get sooo many kick backs it's not even funny. Yet our tax dollars are paying for it. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor keep getting poorer.
Freedom. That is our reward for keeping these people in office. What Freedom? Can I listen to the radio and hear the music I like the way the artist recorded it? Nope. The FCC desides what is ok to listen to. They deside what is a "bad word" and what is not. Who are these people? Did you vote for them? I didn't . Oh wait, they were appointed. And they can't be fired. Didn't know that did you?
Talk about job security.
My plan is simple, and requires you to do nothing at all, Don't Vote this year. What would happen if no one Voted? Easy the electoral college would vote for who they wanted. That's right your vote doesn't even matter. What a wonderful feeling. However, if no one votes and the electoral college elects the next president, the system will be exposed for what it is, a dictatorship.
Whoops time to go back to work. I'll finish my thoughts later.
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I am not trying to be a dick, but my suggestion to you would be to move. If you really feel that way, try living in another country and see how you like it. Then you will know how lucky and fortunate we are.
Remember, we try to have laws to protect the masses. There is control on the radio waves for the same reason why there are speed limits. Freedom does not mean that you can do whatever you want. It means that you can have a thought, it means that you can cross state lines, it means that you can vote....it means lots of things. It even means you can burn the flag if you want or express your religion (though this one can be debated).
BTW, politicians are not appointed, judges are and they can be fired. It's called "impeachment". They can also NOT get re-elected.
Do us all a favor and vote even if you think it does not count. Right now there is a young soldier sitting in a fox hole thinking about his wife and small children and wondering if he will make it back in a body-bag. Vote so his life has meaning and to tell him that while you may not agree with our actions, that you appreciate the sacrifice that he is making and the millions before him.
Be proud to be an American even if it's not perfect. Winston Churchill once said about democracy that's it was the worst form of government, but better than anything else.