Kakistocracy: Government by the least qualified or least principled citizens.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Here's an Idea...
Yesterday, Barack Obama gave a short speech about an upcoming "Jobs Summit". He said that he welcomes any idea that will help create new jobs. Mr. Obama, here's my idea.
Here's my idea: Every one in upper level government has enough stashed funds to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. Fire/retire ALL of them. Now there are at least that many job openings. PS. Is this the first comment at this blog?
Well sir shortly after asking I answered my own question. I am not the first. I bet you deal with so many emails and stuff it's a data overload. I think you would have had to 'approve it as the mod.' I went back a few pages of posts and there was another comment but I forget what it was about. Data overload myself lately. I hope the borg can be stopped by overloading their data system by sending them to sleep to study where they malfunctioned when they realize they are all expendable and to dependant to stand alone and their 'perfection ain't natural'. Had a Thanksgiving day dinner with a bunch of family 14 folks, at my mother in laws before they go to the Mediteranian and Canary Islands on a cruise. What don't you get about the band Traffic? Winwood and top notch help. (you don't have to post this at all...just yakking.)
"Which article of the Constitution gives government the authority to do that?"
If more and more people start asking this question, I think most of our worst political problems, in all branches and all levels of government would go away by themselves, almost overnight. When a reporter asked Nancy Pelosi that question about the healthcare bill, her deer-in-the-headlights response was, "Are you serious?" Well, we are serious, and politicians should be afraid to step out of their offices without a credible answer to that question. It is the only "litmus test" that we need.
It really takes so little effort, that it is at least worth a try. The beauty of it is, this really should appeal to honest people from anywhere on the political spectrum.
Uphold and Defend
Big government and bad policy, usurpation of authority not granted in the US Constitution is human nature. Republicans and Democrats are both guilty. We the People must realize that this is not a partisan issue, and demand that all of our politicians follow the Constitution.
The US Constitution is still the official specification for the United States of America.
It guarantees equal justice for all, and protects your life, liberty and prosperity.
Any regime that distorts or disregards its original intent is untrustworthy and dangerous.
The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits. ~ Thomas Jefferson
With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators. ~ James Madison
I think we can say that the Constitution reflected an enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on to this day and that the Framers had that same blind spot. I don't think the two views are contradictory to say that it was a remarkable political document, that paved the way for where we are now, and to say it also reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day. ~ Barack Obama
Every word [of the Constitution] decides a question between power and liberty. ~ James Madison
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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kakistocracy n., pl. -cies. Government by the least qualified or least principled citizens. [Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; -cracy, government, regime]
I majored in math and physics in college. While there, I also studied literature, philosophy, logic, economics, religion, history and music. Since then, I have read books by Richard Feynman, Thomas Sowell, Saul Alinsky, Rush Limbaugh, Lee Smolin, Mark Levin, tons of trade journals, and periodicals on science, news and politics. My 30-year career has so far spanned everything from broadcast chief engineer, electronics engineer, manager, and currently, software engineer. My hobbies include music, hi-fi audio electronics, citizen journalism, and amateur meteorology (the study of weather and climate).
Here's my idea:
ReplyDeleteEvery one in upper level government has enough stashed funds to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Fire/retire ALL of them. Now there are at least that many job openings.
PS. Is this the first comment at this blog?
BIGEAGLE,
ReplyDeleteThis may very well be the first comment here. I don't get much traffic.
Well sir shortly after asking I answered my own question. I am not the first. I bet you deal with so many emails and stuff it's a data overload. I think you would have had to 'approve it as the mod.'
ReplyDeleteI went back a few pages of posts and there was another comment but I forget what it was about.
Data overload myself lately.
I hope the borg can be stopped by overloading their data system by sending them to sleep to study where they malfunctioned when they realize they are all expendable and to dependant to stand alone and their 'perfection ain't natural'.
Had a Thanksgiving day dinner with a bunch of family 14 folks, at my mother in laws before they go to the Mediteranian and Canary Islands on a cruise.
What don't you get about the band Traffic?
Winwood and top notch help.
(you don't have to post this at all...just yakking.)