The Emerald Rose

My grand parents all gave everything up for the “HOPE” that the United States was indeed, “The Promised Land”. I don’t know how many of them ever really read “The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and the Bill of Rights, nor the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers, nor really STUDIED our country BEFORE, they decided to cast off from Ireland and headed for America.

But I can guarantee you with 20-1 odds they would have all lasted in America a scant 10 days before they were selling their souls to go back to Ireland, had they landed this past month!

Civility, and the “idiots” that run America now are clearly “over the edge”, particularly with the last two years worth of “BULLSHIT” (NOTE: sorry if the previous word offended you, but I’m just calling a Spade a Spade”!)

I totally doubt that Jesus Christ, St. Peter, Buddha, Mother Theresa and every other deity or Saint there has or will be, will ever get through the current political Gordian knot we call “the system”, to even become the “Secretary of Dog Catchers” for the United States of America.

And it’s not just me,….it’s MILLIONS of Americans who duly elected a President of this Great country,….WHO IS DOING THE JOB WE ELECTED HIM TO DO EXTREMELY WELL!!!

Back to History 101, when we “resisted” the then governing British government, and the King, there were hundreds of valid reasons to do so, which I don’t have time to enumerate here, (If you want to know READ about them in your history books or the documents I referenced in the first paragraph of this article.)

Here’s the basic rationale and the perversion that has been made of it over a scant 235 year period, and is the First Chapter of “The Decline and Fall” of the United States of America.

It all began with the unspoken “understanding” of the Founding Fathers that this was truly going to be a government “by, for, and OF the People”. No position was meant to be a forever position, nor a “career” position,…..no matter who you were!!!

That little “faux pas” has put us in this position today!!! BUT there is a single word, that’s right a single word, that would change ALL of that!! Check it out yourself it is in the Constitution of the United States of America, Article THREE Section One, it states, ” The Judges, both Supreme Court and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall NOT be diminished during their continuance in Office”.

How about we simply change that little word “NOT” to “Shall diminish at a rate of twenty-five percent per year for the ext eight years , OR until they retire!!” Sort of a mandatory “term Limits” stipulation.

AND while we are at it, let’s place limitations on the terms of ALL congressmen and Senators to “ONE TERM EACH FOR THIER LIFETIME.” Simply put “move up and perform” or retire. Can you honestly tell me you NEED 40 years to reach your peak of performance, and can MAINTAIN it? Even multimillion dollar CEO’s who are great, can’t make it an “effectively”forty years! We are mere mortals, and our “shelf life” is not anymore than the average citizen!!

All of these “lions” and resistors are not there for the “betterment of the Country”, but the more “lining” of their pockets, and the less “real work” to get it!!

The Lions come from an opposition Jungle, but a knock down debate with RIGID rules and “up or down” judgement from the viewers will definitely end 45 year Senators and Congressmen!

I am a structuralist for the original Constitution, but let’s face it back then when the signer declared it, the average lifespan was , A WHOLE LOT LESS, and they had CIVILITY, and CARED for our COUNTRY.

Wish I could say the same thing about our existing “governing members today”!!

The PAC (Political Action Committee) money, and the “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine” are neither in the Declaration of Independence, nor The Constitution and Bill of Rights of the United States of America,……..but there they are scratching better than a back-scratcher, with virtually impossible “benefits” , AFTER you retire, or before hand with “tips” on investments and “post- position ‘Consulting Contracts”. It sucks and it is flat out WRONG!!

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9/26/2018