You’re assuming that our votes actually mean something.
I am not so sure that they do; given that they are passing legislation where their constituents are calling/faxing/e-mailing en masse, they are passing legislation without READING it, AND above all we now know that the 1st Amendment guarantee to peaceably assemble and present grievances to government is subordinate to permits...
I doubt the Post Office would allow us to show our disapproval by sending them a live bobcat.
No, the way they are ignoring everyone who, even not disagreeing with them on principal but instead, asking them to proceed prudently (IE at least be informed/competent enough to READ the bill before a vote!) then I think that it is unavoidable that conflict should arise; if things do not change course there will be bloodshed.
..You’re assuming that our votes actually mean something...etc...
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I used to use a tag line “If voting really meant anything, they wouldn’t let us do it”
..You’re assuming that our votes actually mean something...etc...
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I used to use a tag line “If voting really meant anything, they wouldn’t let us do it”
You may be right about that...
Lemme ask you this...
Do you hope you are wrong about that??? Even though it is a well formulated theory???
When I tell people what I think about this issue, and I tell folks that I believe a majority of Americans are so intellectually laxy that they couldn’t tie their shoes without permission, and some sort of assistance from the Federal government...
I hope it spurns a response that “Ok, I’ll show you!”
Thats what I’m looking for...Play that little reverse psychology thing on them and see if it spreads...
If it works on children, then I’m thinking it might work on our voting age populace...
You know you bring up a good point about the whole reading, or not reading the bill, then voting on it issue...
My US Congressman is quite consistent when it comes to knowing the basics of a bill even if they are not even given a chance to read it...He’ll go the way I would if I voted on it...
The probnlem I have with even that is if the bill is a bad bill, and you vote against it, even if you haven’t read it, is that even the right thing to do???
I’m not saying abstain from the vote, or vote “present” like Obama liked to do at one time...
I wonder of a failure to maintain a quorum could really be a basic form of putting the skids on something like this...
Just shooting from the hip...
What do you think???
I would rather send them a live badger or a racoon in a box.