I cannot believe we have become a “nation of non-thinkers.” Unless I went to sleep and woke up in Russia, then I believe the U.S. Constitution is still the guiding body of this great nation: 100 senators, 435 congressmen/wo-men, one president and nine Supreme Court justices equals 545 individuals out of 300 million (plus/minus a few illegals) that run this country.

Those 545 individuals are directly, legally, morally responsible for the problems we have in this country. Those 545 individuals (all politicians) are the ones who create problems and then campaign against them. If the Republicans, Democrats and independents are against deficits, why do we have deficits? If the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, why do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I do not have the constitutional authority to vote on appropriations, the House of Representatives does. We do not write tax codes, Congress does.

I have not said anything about special interests and lobby groups for one reason: They have no legal authority; they have no ability to coerce a senator, congress person or president to do anything. Even if they offer our politicians $1 million, it is the politician who has the power to accept or reject it. It is the legislator’s responsibility to determine how she/he votes.

Yet, they would have us believe they are innocent. They are giving us a con game. The president did not create the deficits, Congress did. The president can only propose a budget, the sole responsibility for passing it rests with the Congress. They alone originate, approve and appropriate all things including taxes. So, what exists is what they want to exist.

If your tax code is unfair it is because they want it unfair. If your budget is in the red, it is because they want it in the red. If they do not pay into Social Security, but are on an elite retirement plan (not available to we the people), it is because they want it that way. Our Congress is incompetent and irresponsible. What we really need to do is vote all of them out of office, clean house and start fresh.

God bless this great nation.

Bill Jones,
Madera

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