The People Are Guaranteed to Lose

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Washington, D.C., circa 1905. “Library of Congress, Main Reading Room.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. I came across
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Great article, and completely accurate title. No matter what, the people are (and have always been) guaranteed to lose. Sometimes this “losing” is just more apparent, like now. If ever we felt like we were winning or getting ahead, in hindsight it seems we were only being used (as consumer machines, as a tax grab in order to pay off political friends, etc.)

“But underlying the plaintiffs’ case in Kerr is a question that has wide relevance in today’s polarized politics: If one side of a political debate succeeds in smashing the political controls so it can never lose, is the resulting system really a self-governing one?”

One could argue that it is (and the courts would no doubt see it that way). The people have the right to elect good leaders, and they have sorely failed in this regard for a very long time. Unfortunately, I have talked to far too many people who merely elect someone because they like the way they dress, like their looks, like what they’re going to give them (benefits/credits/whatever), like their wittiness. In other words, most of the time they’re electing salesmen, but they don’t recognize it as such. They fail miserably when looking at the character of a candidate. Admiring people for all the wrong reasons.

Look at the presidents who the peasants have elected: Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama. All serving the same masters, and we’re not in that category. And you said it the other day: as soon as big money entered politics in the form of campaign contributions, we were done.

The courts would no doubt argue that you can throw the bums out (which can be done) if you don’t like what they’ve done. Of course, they can do a tremendous amount of damage in the time they are in office, but they can be turfed out.

Take what you want, but pay for it. If people do not want to take the time to ask some hard, hard questions, then they’re going to end up with Slick Willie, which is what keeps happening over and over again.

In a sad way, the people HAVE taken what they wanted, and they are now paying for it. We must think long and hard about what each of us truly wants for ourselves and our country, and we must elect leaders based on character, not whether they’re going to give us something. If people do not want tax increases, then there needs to be tremendous debate BEFORE electing someone. If they don’t follow through, get rid of them.

I totally agree with your good article. It’s just that I think the people are getting what they want, or thought they did. Step up, people. Throw the bums out, all of them.

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