More jobs go overseas...

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

That's the easy part, Destroyer...redirect your anger at those who are the real threat...I contend that to be our lawmakers, elected officials, politicians...whatever you decide to call them...there is not one problem we have today, that wasn't CAUSED or ALLOWED by Congress and the Executive Branches of our modern day government...that over the last 30-40 years while Dems AND Reps have come and gone...

The guys who disagreed w/you ARE NOT the problem...liberals ARE NOT your problem...conservatives ARE NOT the problem...healthy discussions of different points of view shouldn't be censored...and shouldn't be escalated into WWIII levels. But we are human and emotions are many times brought into discussion...It makes me as mad as hell to watch what our government is doing to us...but just gettin mad ain't gonna CHANGE anything...staying calm and finding ways to come together against the people who seek to rob us of our money and rights will get the job done...and admitting there are those on BOTH sides of the aisle...if every Dem dropped dead tomorrow, the lobbyists wouldn't go away...if every Rep croaked 1st thing in the morning, the Dems would still be on the take...your vote doesn't mean a thing when theirs is FOR SALE...THAT'S our enemy...and we should be DEMANDING it STOP and focusing that DEMAND toward Washington..not each other...

I'm sorry, I thought that I had made it clear, I'm not angry at any one group. I'm angry at the system. I'm a conservative. I don't want people changing my Country or it's laws.

Reel, those are good words...fine words... intelligent words... and you're completely correct... You're saying what I've been trying to say for a while now. But don't you see? All you've done is identify the problem.. you've identified who is responsible... and i think we all know, to one sort or another, that what you've said is correct. but you didn't answer my question. You answered who is to blame. And I asked how do we fix it.

See, here's the problem. The US Congress is made up of 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. While the Representatives are commonly referred to as "Congressman", in fact all 535 members of Congress are technically Congressmen and women. The term of a Representative is 2 years. A Senator serves for 6 years. The President has a term of 4 years, may only serve 2 consecutive terms, but can be elected again after missing one term. There is no limit to the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve. My point is that once a person is in office it's like trying to remove an embeded tick. They can promise you the world, but once they are in office all they have to be beholding to are the special interests that are pumping money into their wallets.
So you have to wait 2 to 6 years to remove the crook, and meanwhile he or she is taking (stealing) your money and your freedoms little by little. Just remember that EVERY law that they pass in some way takes away a little of either yours or someone elses freedom. Over time, you're suddenly left with nothing, you become a virtual slave to them, while they bask in luxury that you pay for. So I ask you again.. how do we definatively identify and then get rid of these thieves? They make the laws that keep them in office. And they shape those laws so they stay in office. (It's called redistricting). So, how do we, as citizens, insure that whoever we replace them with does what we want? And how do we get rid of them quickly before they can do any real damage if they don't? I don't know... I'm hoping that someone can give me an answer.