OP:ED - A Solution for America That Will Work

Cross Posted with permission from "Rants and Raves".

A SOLUTION FOR AMERICA THAT WILL WORK

Posted by Glenn Flowers

on Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:35:05 AM

The people of the USA are all angry and totally fed up with the actions of Congress. The approval rating for Congress has dropped to 11% while Geoge W. Bush's rating has climbed to 30%. Still, the majority members in both houses keep blaming our current woes on the failed policies of the Bush administration.

We all know that the overwhelming cause for the high cost of fuel and everything that depends on fuel is the scarce supply. We also know that if the oil companies in America were allowed to explore for and produce those resources we know to exist within our borders, the increased supply on the world market would push prices down and that would cause a reduction in price in the markets as a whole. We know who it is that has been the biggest factor in the severe reduction in America's oil production in recent years.

We know that Congress routinely votes themselves pay raises, seldom acts in the best interest
of the people, and spends a lot of time on subjects they should not be involved in.

The democrat majority has accomplished nothing since the last election except to deepen the financial crunch the people find themselves in, and the republicans have just sat back and done nothing substantial to help the people.

Both sides in both houses of Congress are equally to blame for the state of America today and the majority of Americans from all parties are looking for a way for the people to
assert their constitutional authority over their out of control government. Well, there is only one way by which the people of America can control Congress, and that is voting on election day.

But just voting isn't going to do anything. The people of America have to realize that the politicians have created and promoted the division between the two parties in order to keep Americans from agreeing with voters from the opposite party and voting for common
policies that would cause real change in the way congress operates. We have been made to believe that Democrat and Republican voters have nothing in common and are opposite in their views of what America should be.

This is a false notion used to keep voters from uniting and demanding Congress respond to the will of the people. All statistics from every source show that just over 60% of registered voters in America hold a view of America that is center to just right of center. Very few are far right or far left. This means that most Americans agree with each other on what needs to be done for America to remain strong politically, militarily, and economically.

Knowing that most Americans are disgusted with a greedy, non-responsive Congress, and knowing that the majority of Americans agree on what America should be, and knowing that the only means we have of changing our government for the better is to vote, the
following conclusion is logical, obvious, and a sound method to affect the change needed.

We, the People, the common voting citizens who believe it necessary to change the way Congress operates, need to agree that we all want what is best for America and her people and then decide to replace every member of Congress in both houses and of both parties by
not voting for the re-election of any present member, but to vote for a non-incumbent, preferably non-politician for every seat in the senate and house of representatives in every election until no member exists with more than one term in office. This will effectively destroy the long time good ole' boy cliques and elite power holders who have lost touch with the people they were elected to represent.

It will put into power a group of more motivated people who will be more representative of the people than of their own interests. Seeing the manner in which they were elected over the more famous and powerful career politicians will be a message to them that we, the People still hold the power over the government and that knowledge will tend to make them more willing to do what is in the best interests of Americans.

This is the only effective power we still hold as citizens, and it can only be effective if we all unite in a majority block for a single purpose and vote for a single result. The old patriotic truth of "United we stand, divided we fall," applies directly to the common voting people of America.

Only by each voter deciding to vote for a new congress will this change take place. There is no need to vote for a candidate from a party other than yours, or to compromise your
political ideals. There is only the need to vote for a candidate who is NOT already a member. No re-elections is our goal. We all know this is needed, we all know we have the means to make it happen. Let's all, Democrats and Republicans, Independents and Libertarians, resolve to make the change that will return our government to our control.

VOTE ALL THE BUMS OUT OF OFFICE!!

VOTE IN A NEW CONGRESS!!

RETAKE CONTROL OF OUR NATION IN A VOTER'S REVOLT!!

IT IS OUR LAST AND ONLY HOPE TO SAVE AMERICA FROM RUIN!!

Make the decision to elect a new congress. Tell your friends we can make a difference if we all vote to replace the corrupt congress in power. It requires only that we all agree as to what the problem is,and agree that this action will, at least, rid us of the entrenched fat cat politicians who have created the problems we all face. If the new congress is ineffective, we can replace them just as easily. At least we won't have the thieves and liars in power that we have now, and that is a major improvement anyone would welcome.

ALL VOTERS OF AMERICA UNITE AND USE THE POWER THAT WE HAVE LEFT TO SAVE AMERICA.

MAKE A DECISION TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR AMERICA AND ITS PEOPLE.

VOTE THE BUMS OUT, ALL OF THEM!!

WE CAN DO IT, SO LET'S MAKE IT A REALITY.

VOTE FOR A NEW CONGRESS BY REFUSING TO RE-ELECT ANY CURRENT MEMBER.

I hope the simplicity and urgency of this action is understood by all Americans. We can do this if we all use our voting power.

Sincerely,

Glenn Flowers

This post was emailed to me and recommended by our very own Cyber Crew member - Garry. Here is what his email said:

Cyber Pastor, herein is a post I ran across at TH from Glen Flowers' "Rants and Raves".

It coincides with a line of thinking I've been coming back to off and on for the past two years, (since the '06 elections).

It is what I consider to be well written and speaks to the issue of what is foundationally wrong in a government which is badly disconnected from both reality and the people it is sworn to serve.

Garry

While I personally do not advocate voting every single member of Congress out of office. I certainly understand the feelings that they have failed in the overall job of running that part of government, and in large numbers, the suggestions of Mr. Flowers would be a welcome "CHANGE" - since that seems to once again be the keyword of this election.

Thank you Mr. Flowers - I wish everyone had the same passion you do for our great nation!

Cyber Pastor