Don't be fooled by election year promises


When the odds are stacked against the citizens, there is not that much difference
Doug Thompson nails this one.

Nancy Pelosi is making the talk show rounds, telling anyone who will listen who she will put in chairmanships if the Democrats manage to regain control of Congress in the midterm elections.

She promises reform and a change in the old-boy network if the Dems take over.

If such hyperbole sounds familiar, it may be because we heard the same bullshit 12 years ago from the Republicans.

But things won't change if the Democrats take over. We will just replace one cadre of crooks, scoundrels, con-artists and thieves with another. Democrats and Republicans are an equal match when it comes to moral lapses, ethical challenges and lust for power.

Former Republican Congressman Randy "Duke Cunningham" recently went to jail for taking bribes. He may eventually be joined by Democratic Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, another political crook who thinks votes should be sold to the highest bidder.

Republican Tom DeLay is out as House Majority Leader because he got rich off questionable deals with fatcats back home and is a central figure in the emerging Jack Abramoff scandal. Democrat Rep. Alan Mollohan of West Virginia, directed federal grants to non-profit groups back home while getting rich off real estate deals with top officials of the groups. He's off the House Ethics Committee because of his own personal lapses with ethics.

Pelosi claims she will put John Conyers of Michigan in charge of investigating the many crimes of President George W. Bush. Conyers' ex-staffers complain he assigns workers to babysit, chauffeur and tutor his children and pushed aides to do campaign work on government time - all violations of House rules and federal law.

The partisan system has been deliberately engineered to EXCLUDE anyone who could threaten the power of either party. The two major parties give the illusion of choice, without actually giving you one.

Coke or Pepsi, but you can't have lemonade. And you'll have to grease a palm if you want beer.

There is a simple fix in two parts, but neither one of the Big Two is interested.

First, require that all office holders must be elected with at least 50% + one vote of the electorate. Not registered voters, but the electorate. If a city has a half million people legally entitled to vote, then a candidate needs 250,001 votes.

Second, None of the Above on the ballot and strictly enforced. If None of the Above got at least 50% of the votes cast (not the electorate, but votes cast), then no one on the ballot could serve in that office for that term.

These two things alone would bypass most of the partisan nonsense.

Of course, I still think that the DNC and GOP should be prosecuted under the RICO laws.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - May 10, 2006 at 04:34 AM  Tag


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