Our Way of Life

Back in 1947, President Harry S Truman stated “At the present moment in world history nearly every nation must choose between alternative ways of life. The choice is too often not a free one. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions, representative government, free elections, guaranties of individual liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and freedom from political oppression. The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It relies upon terror and oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections, and the suppression of personal freedoms. I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way.”

At the present moment here in 2013, our way of life is based on the will of the House of Corporate Representatives, the Supreme Court Jesters, and the Senate of Perpetual Re-Election. They rely on the politics of fear and divisiveness, distortion of the press, talk radio, and the suppression of the right to vote.

I believe it must be the duty of the American people to resist this subjugation by highly financed individuals, corporations, and paid lobbyists. Influencing the government should be the right of every citizen by use of their vote, in fact if you ARE a citizen, voting ought to be mandatory! There’s no reason why voting and tax paying should not be treated in exactly the same way, maybe even on the same form. (I’d have no problem moving Election Day to April 15^th). However, going in to visit a congressperson should NOT be readily available to corporations, lobbyists, or be the exclusive club privilege of billionaires. If members of Congress truly represent the people they serve, let’s see them post their appointment books on their web pages so the world can see who they’re taking meetings with. Let’s give the government back to the people.