tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post111700429601144401..comments2024-01-07T00:44:10.737-08:00Comments on Lisa Snellings: Treason is just a typo from the truth.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17033378825749946868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-1117078675330281172005-05-25T20:37:00.000-07:002005-05-25T20:37:00.000-07:00The root of the problem, as you have noted so many...The root of the problem, as you have noted so many times, so many ways, is that this country is inhabited largely by sheep who just happen to have the right to vote. And they let their preacher man, congresscritter or herd leader tell them what to think, because it is so much easier to let someone else do the thinking (and besides, if they didn't make the actual decision, they can't be culpable can they?)<BR/><BR/>What is an unfortunate side effect of this mentality is that folks like Bachus get elected, and then it takes either a scandal or some other disaster to get the loser out of his place of power. Want to amend the Constitution O ye of the Hill? How about term limits? It's good enough for the President, it should be good enough for you, and would at least put a limit on how much damage one can wreak.<BR/><BR/>What is an even more unfortunate sife effect is that many of the sheep don't even know (and therefore don't care) about what protections the Constitution and the Bill of Rights guarantee every citizen. And when the only thing that comes out of someone's mouth is "baaaaaaaaaa!", it isn't too surprising that they support stifling of speech that makes the uncomfortable, especially when it involves ugly truths about their God-fearing Village Idiot, erm, President.<BR/><BR/>The trick is to figure out how to motivate the non-sheep, to make them realize that the path of least resistance will lead to a loss of all the rights we hold dear. This is where I draw the blank, because I find it hard enough work to keep myself informed and active as necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9604161.post-1117029398017665992005-05-25T06:56:00.000-07:002005-05-25T06:56:00.000-07:00Yup, I saw the Bachus/Maher debacle, too, and sigh...Yup, I saw the Bachus/Maher debacle, too, and sighed. Then I noticed that seven brave and thoughtful Republican senators linked arms with sanity and stopped the Constitution-shattering "nuclear option", at least for now. And, the House of Representatives (that bastion of lunacy) has Thumbed its collective Nose at the White House on Stem Cell research.<BR/><BR/>I dunno, call me a hopeless optimist, but despite the DeLays and Frists and Bachuses and Robertsons that would stomp all over the loveable, shakey monstrosity that is American government, there seem to be a few glimmers of reason and moderation sparkling on the horizon. It's been a dark time. A very dark time. But perhaps the mind-numbing apathy that threatens us daily hasn't swallowed up all the sheep...not yet.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder....jordan's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428765359307966570noreply@blogger.com