POLITICIANS UGH!!

 Politicians are useless. They really are. What we need is men and women who care about making the world a better place and that doesn't mean cramming a bunch of people like Nancy Pelosi, Alex Cortez, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or any of the other 400 plus miserable politicians into the US Capitol building. Admittedly Marco and Ted do have the best interest of the country at heart at least in theory, but Cruz, and others have become too caustic and frankly inarticulate to make a meaningful difference. We need people who can make a point without making enemies. There was a time when Americans didn't hate each other as much as they do now. We need to be united. This is the greatest country in the history of the world. That is a fact that cannot be disputed. We used to be constantly looking for ways to improve and that is what has made us great. Today we still need that commitment to improvement. We need elected officials who can talk to each other about important issues and not fake issues like climate change and gender identity.

Of course we need to take care of the planet, and we need to respect each other even if someone believes he is a girl or she is a boy. We don't need to use rules about 'hate speech' to silence any portion of our society. We also need to respect our religious differences. The First Amendment guarantees us the freedom to express ourselves and it prohibits Congress from creating a state religion. No problem! I am not afraid of letting people express their views even if I think their views are not very bright, or even down right dangerous. And I believe that we all have the right to worship God, or not, according to our own desires. Freedom of religion is an important part of our society. Some people, extremists, people we need less of, and not more, but still have the right to speak up, moronically ask; "What if human sacrifice is part of your religion, or what about forcing 12 year old girls to marry old men?" To the extent that that is a serious question I refer you to your fellow extremist Warren Jeffs who is serving a life sentence for using religion as an excuse to abuse women and children. 

Extremists are all the same and they are all equally useless. Whether you are a member of the kkk or of the national man boy love association you are a disgusting human being. The same goes for climate extremists or gender nazis. It is not the governments place to force us to drive a certain car or anything else. And it is not their job to force people who believe there are only two genders to believe there are actually dozens. They can educate us and provide opportunities to learn and decide, but they cannot force us to do anything. Not legally because the U.S. Constitution forbids it. 

We have agencies like the California Coastal Commission who have been empowered to pass laws binding on people within their sphere of influence and that is wrong. They are not elected officials and they have no legitimate power to pass laws, but we let them do it anyway. We also have The EPA extremists passing laws and many other entities who pass laws we all must obey and they have the power to take away your property if you fail to comply with their demands. They are not elected by anyone. They had a useful purpose when they were created as advisory groups to our lawmakers but now they spend far too much time persecuting people who are trying to do what's right, but don't fit the agenda of whatever agency we've decided should have the power to operate outside the government and pass laws and confiscate property when they think it is necessary. Legislators have the authority to pass laws, not unelected officials. Oh how I wish more educators understood that vital fact. The IRS is a great example of this. Theoretically Congress is the body in charge of levying and collecting taxes but don't tell that to the director of the IRS. Not unless you want to be the subject of a 'random' audit for the next 15 years. 

We need elected officials with vision and courage and at first that will be dangerous in that Americans have become so used to electing bobble heads that people with integrity and courage will seem mean. What do you mean I should get a job instead of waiting at the mailbox for my government check? I'm entitled to that check! You can't take it away! Like hell I can't, watch this. That would be such a breath of fresh air that if we had more representatives with that kind of courage it would catch on and we could become the great nation we need to be. I'm not saying we're not great now, but we are going in the wrong direction. 

Some people look at the disparity between wealthy people and poor people in America and start selling the idea the the government owes us a guaranteed income. I cannot imagine how that would look. The IRS already steals over a third of my income (yes I'm low income, if I really made a lot of money it would be closer to 70 percent) to give away to people who won't work. I don't mind supporting people who can't work. If you have a real disability and can't work we need to take care of you. Except today we have redefined disability to include far too many people. If you've ever been in a serious car accident you probably have PTSD, or if you've been a police officer and had to witness some very horrible scenes you must have PTSD. If you can't sit still you have ADD and if you can't sit still and you talk too much you have ADHD, and you really suffer from that if you are a bully at school and you beat up your classmates! He's not a criminal he has ADHD people just don't understand him so we have to create a special class for those individuals and pay them taxpayer money so they can stop their bad behavior which really is just a symptom of some imaginary illness. Autism is another and it's a shame because each of the things I've mentioned are real and need to be treated, but for some reason we've politicized them and are forcing taxpayers to give money to people who don't want to work, but still need money to live. 

Elected officials need to have the courage and integrity to stand up to special interest groups. How great would that be? It would be true leadership and real greatness. And that is what it is going to take to keep America strong. Fewer special interest groups and more hard working Americans. Politicians? We need fewer of those too. Hard working and intelligent people is who we need to elect to public office. Americans need to read more, study harder, learn about those who want to have vast influence over our lives. Get involved learn, vote for people who will do the job they are paid to do and during the next election cycle fire the bad ones. If you're on of the slobs who sit back drinking coffee and complaining that your vote doesn't count so you are smart enough not to waste your time voting, get off your fat behind and participate. Put down the cup and work! You are the problem.