doitover wrote:
We do have power over our government, we just don't exercise it, When was the last time anyone wrote or called their representatives? I hate to wear the tinfoil hat but the people that most want you to believe you have no input into the process are the people wielding most of the power today.
Sadly, although my name is well known to the offices of both of my senators (one of whom will never see my vote for his support of the destruction of habeous corpus) and my congressman, it probably has very little effect on their actions. As long as there is no true campaign finance reform (amongst a lot of other things) our representatives have very little incentive to represent and act upon the will of "we the people" and instead suck up to those with the dollars to support their (re) election fantasies.
Pelosi is but one grand example of the weak kneed actions of the suck ups in Congress at this time.
We have another major election coming up. You all need to vote if you care about this nation. RIght or wrong, it is the only system we have at this time. Stay away from the election and suffer the consequences. Even if McCain is defeated, Obama is in for a rough ride if he tries to undo the travesty of the last eight years of direct Rethugican rule, and the reality of the 28 years of destruction since Reagan, which is when the Bush / Nixon retreads and rejects first moved into positions of power. Don't tell me "but what about Clinton's eight years?" because he faced a hostile Republican congress for six of them.
Am I the only one who hears this song playing all of the time now?
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the foe, that' all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the next war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
