4 posts tagged “politics”

So, I've taken the Boy to every single election since he was born.  Local dog catcher, Regime Leader, whatever...I've dragged him into the polls.  This year was the first time he was really old enough for us to have the discussion about what I was doing and why it was important.  

So ensued a long discussion about Democracy and The Republic, and citizens and the responsibility as a member of a Republic to cast votes on people and issues that you think drive the society in the direction it should go.  There was even a chart.  Yes, I made a chart.  Shut up.  

So, we're in the polling place.  Waiting in line to show my voter's registration and get my ballot.  The Boy, was sounding out words written on the windows. (Voting was at an elementary school.)  One of the darling, friendly, ancient people they unfreeze to work elections peered over the table at The Boy and said, "Hello young man, are you here to vote?".

To which the Boy responded; "Oh, no. My mom just needs to pick some new people to yell at on TV."  

Bwhahahahahahahahahaha!

Ah Democracy...well, a democratic republic...what a neat idea.  
Too bad it's dead.  American citizens lost the right to habeas corpus. Note that that explicit legal protections for american citizens were removed from that bill.  The Bill of Rights has been completely and utterly gutted.

So, in one fell swoop, Dear Leader and his band of merry bribe takers have endangered every single military person, every citizen, every American...from the newest mewling baby to the oldest coughing geriatric...You are All Suspects and Will Be Treated As Such.

Welcome to the future.  Does it smell like Victory to you?

I've just had the greatest idea.  You know how NASCAR drivers are all covered in labels of their sponsors?  And when race drivers talk they say things like "The Bubba Burger Yugo was good all night long, I'd like to thank my sponsors; Eunice's Unique Boutique and Beer Palace, Mel's Moonshine - it probably won't kill you, and of course the Lord and my Momma."

We should make our Congresscritters wear jumpsuits with the logos of their corporate donors.  The larger the donation, the larger the logo. So, when some Congresscritter starts pontificating about how owning a Hummer is better than worrying about some weird Caribou we can't even hunt, you could see his ass-sized Oil Company logo, and you would know that his take on the issue is probably a little tainted.  

We should enforce mandatory uniforms on Congresscritters.  They should have to wear the badges of their sponsors...since it sure isn't the citizens.  Also, their staff should wear helmets.  Not for any safety reason, but just because a room full of helmeted political wonks would be funny.  CSPAN would be way more interesting if all those people scurrying around the place looked like aliens.  

So, that's my proposal.  Now...how do we get it enacted?

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