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Originally Posted by jebartle
Great ideas BUT, HOW do you convince CONGRESS to term limitations, good luck on that one!....I agree that government is too big, but when BIGGNESS rules, how do you change the rules, too many FAT CATS, change the cats, how do you hold the new cats to the new rules when they are still making the rules!...Ugh!
Unions were originally to benefit the "little guy", when did that change?
Obama is only one person, I know he has a majority in congress, but for some reason, it doesn't seem to make any difference....because congress is NOT accountable!
I'd like to see Bills pass in congress on their own merit, instead of all the perks for individual congressman to please their lobbyist!!! And I'd love to see the end of the lobbyist!....And certainly last but not least, when will all parties join together for the good of the American people, yea Right, good luck with that one also!!!....
Incidently, I don't believe that BP should nurture a new generation of welfare recipients, granted they need to give them a boost but NOT a new generation of "gimme somthin for nuthin"....
Immigration, what a hot topic!...We need them to do the jobs that Americans don't want to do, BUT, when they become criminals, that is another story...Obviously securing the borders is difficult at best BUT it can be done!
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Originally Posted by jebartle
I'm not a liberal, I'm an American, I want to clean up this mess in the worst way, BUT it starts with EVERYONE, not Republicans, not Democrats, BUT EVERYONE being civil and working together....AMEN
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To be honest, you answered your own reply to me. It takes WORK by EVERYONE to make it happen. It's a slow process, by design, to effect changes. Otherwise we would have chaos if the changes were instantaneous and depended on which way the wind blew today.
Regarding your first reply, getting congress to agree, we need to elect people that agree with that and will stand firm, not just say what we want to hear, to get elected. That requires due diligence before we cast our vote. I.E., takes WORK. It is also up to ALL of us to make ALL politicians accountable, in a civil manner. Use of TRUTH and FACTS instead of rhetoric and hate speech. Dissing someone on a personal level is never productive. I never thought "Your mother wears combat boots" was a very effective comeback and probably is no longer a true dis anyway. As for the unions, when the union leaders started to push their liberal agendas and get very political about what they used union dues for and taking large salaries for the top leaders, the 'little guy' got left in the dust. Modern day unions are little more than a microcosm of government, for the most part. The main thrust is 'Entitlements'. Never mind ability, tenure is more important.
I agree Bills should stand on their own merit. We should not have to pass 2000+ page, unreadable bills to "...see what's in it".
Immigration is NOT the topic. ILLEGAL immigration is! Even the unions are complaining that illegals are taking jobs from the union guys. It's a fallacy to believe that we need them to do the jobs U.S CITIZENS aren't willing to do. Most (legal) citizens are willing to do whatever it takes to survive and get ahead. I (warning, Hate speech) hate the term 'undocumented workers'. Try being an 'undocumented worker' in any other country in the world and see how far you get. Go hiking along the border of IRAN and you end up in prison as a spy! 'Undocumented Criminals' should be dealt with appropriately. I'm so tired of our federal 'catch and release' policy. Who's running ICE? The DNR?
...but I digress.....