So now we will be occupied with debating a covid relief bill than really has little to do with covid relief. It's an amazing thing really. It is so difficult for our representatives to actually represent us? That is what I am thinking. Setting aside party politics each and every one of those congresspersons were elected to represent an American citizen. Well at least that was the intent, the original thought behind the whole electoral process. I do question just how many Americans are concerned about gender studies in the Sudan? And that is just a single line item on over five thousand pages of legislation. You do have to wonder just how the wheels came off the whole deal in the first place. Pundits will blame it on partisan politics and lobbyists. They aren't wrong. Personally I think it must go way deeper than that, to a level the average American can not understand. I'm one of those average Americans. I don't get it. Why can Congress not respond to a crisis without including the rest of the world?
It makes no difference to me who said or did what. It is quite obvious the games being played. It's been what six months or more since Congress acted last? That's the way I see it and the way I think most others see it as well. As in every situation there are those that benefit and those that suffer. As always, that always depends upon who you are talking too. Just who is benefitting? Those whose income has increased as a result of this situation, that's who. Namely, big business has profited. Even with the restrictions on store occupancy and a lack of some products, they have done well. When the little competition they had was shuttered could it have been otherwise? I don't see how. Who is hurting? Those Americans that have always hurt the most, the working middle class families of America. Oh sure there are the homeless and the poor that attract so much attention, that receive so much sympathy. But this situation hasn't really affected them in a significant way. Life for them has gone on as it always has. The uber wealthy haven't been impacted. No, it's the working families that are hurting here.
The middle class is a rather difficult thing to define. The experts say that over 50% of the population fall into that category. If that is true, and Democracy where to rule the day, shouldn't the middle class be making the laws? Yes, we should, by majority vote. Those that represent us should be voting in accordance with our will, not their own. Do you want to give Israel 500 million dollars to build a defense system? How about 7 billion to expand braoadband access? Will either of those things provide relief to your families? This is about covid relief, right? That's what leaves me angry and confused. Just who are they representing?
I will be the first to say I don't understand international politics, foreign policy and all that stuff. I do understand that I elect a person to represent me in Congress. That person is supposed to represent me, not form their own opinion on a particular topic. They are supposed to react in the way I want them to react. I seriously doubt many Americans would vote to give all those tax dollars away without an expectation of return. This country hasn't had a balanced budget since 2001 when the President was a Democrat and Congress was controlled by Republicans. I'll provide the link below if you care to read how that was done.
The time has come for we the people to put our collective foot down. This nonsense has got to stop. Our elections are being used as bargaining chips between political opponents. The chips are our votes and that is all the politicians care about. They have lost interest in actually representing you and I, now they represent themselves, their political party and whatever agenda the party leaders decide upon. It has little to do with you and I. But there are avenues available to the people. One of the them is a convention of the states. You may have heard about that, it pops up every now and again. There are groups that are actively trying to get the necessary signatures to implement that. It is a pretty serious step to take and can have very serious consequences. Still it is a far better option than civil war. I don't think we need a civil war, this isn't really about Americans having a difference of opinion with each other. The difference lies between the people and the government! Last time we experienced that, it was a revolution. Article Five provides that path to a revolution, that is what a convention of the states basically is. A convention of the states isn't about the removal of the President, it isn't about removing anyone from any office. It is about restraining the federal government from unbridled spending and policies that go against our Constitution. Article Five is about We the People throttling the feds. It's time.
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