Channel Changes

I recently read another blogger’s work. http://thoughtfulintent.blogspot.com/2008/04/change-our-government-is-set-up-in-such.html They had something interesting to say about the American majority and the problems that the U.S. faces. I think it’s worthwhile to read their blog entitled “Change”. In the meanwhile this is what I had to say.

How pessimistic and sad, where we can only change the channel on our televisions, and yet so many American do just that. There are so many problems that need to be addressed and the best way to fix them is through local government. We look towards Congress for all of the answers when it should be in the direction of our city council members and our state legislatures. They are the people who can make state laws change, like health regulations preventing food from being given to the poor. These changes can happen relatively quickly. Whereas Congress will have to take months even maybe a year or two to change things throughout the nation, things should start out simple and the majority of people don’t realize that the power to change comes from them. You are in control of our future; you and everybody collectively can change things for the better, fast. There just needs to be a little bit of effort, but we all provide excuses, like we don’t have time. We have work, a family, school, when in reality we just will not budge from where we are. We are perfectly happy putting our future into the hands of rich politicians. You and I need to form groups, write letters, lobby politicians, provide support, and just do something other than a daily routine that does not help anyone!

Try to Listen to Logic for Once

People, this blog will be about how the policies by President Bush scare me. Particularly his support of wire tapping and invasion of privacy will be discussed. This is a violation of our constitutional rights! The United States is not facing an outburst of “terrorist spies” among its population. This is just like the Cold War only a bit milder where the government thought that anybody and their dog was a communist. This is ridiculous. The government is spending who knows how much of our tax dollars to spy on us. You and I are paying President Bush to monitor all of our phone conversations (even the naughty ones with our sweethearts) and to track where we have been and what we have searched on the internet. What next, are they going to put devices in our heads and hear our thoughts? Or better yet would they come to my house and arrest me if I told my friend that I wanted Bush to die…by killer piranhas of course? Beyond the fact that our government is keeping an eye on us because we are all potential terrorist (the phrase guilty until proven innocent), how effective is this program? In my opinion, not very. Out of the seven or so years the government may have found two potential spies using wiretapping. Out of all the billions of dollars that have been spent only two or so have been found guilty, that is sad. Well it’s not that surprising since it is common knowledge that the phones and the internet are tapped what terrorist would communicate using those means? Unless they spoke in code and then the FBI and the CIA will have to recognize that a code was being used out of the thousands of conversations they hear an hour. This is just like finding a needle in a haystack. How can you effectively find spies by tapping the wires of 303,907,819 people? All you do is waste money and time and abuse Presidential powers.

Brain food

Some food for thought from a fellow blogger. It's about Obama and gives some good background information. Go check it out and the comment I left. ^_^

http://quasi-evilempire.blogspot.com/2008/03/obama-hope-or-hype.html