545  PEOPLE
By Charlie  Reese

Politicians are the  only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against  them.

Have you ever wondered why, if  both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits,  WHY  do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered why,  if all 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 don't have the Constitutional  authority to vote on appropriations.   The House of Representatives  does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and  I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control  monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators,  435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices 545 human beings out of over 300 million  are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic  problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the  Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.    In 1913, Congress delegated its  Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but  private, central bank. * the Federal Reserve Bank is not a Government agency.

I excluded all the special interests  and lobbyists for a sound reason.   They have no legal  authority.   They have no ability to coerce a senator, a  congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing.   I  don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash.    The politician has the power to accept or reject it.   No  matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to  determine how he votes.

Those 545  human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is  not their fault.   They cooperate in this common con regardless of  party.

What  separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of  gall.   No normal human being would have the gall of  a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating  deficits.   The president can only propose a  budget.   He cannot force the Congress to accept  it .    * bet most of you did not know that; everyone thinks the President can get all the budget stuff; but only if the House gives it to him!

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the  land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for  originating and approving appropriations and taxes.   Who is the  speaker of the House?   She is the leader of the majority  party.   She and fellow House  members, not the president, can approve any budget they  want.   If the  president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree  to.  * When was the last time they ask the people what they really wanted?

It seems inconceivable to me  that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted --  by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility.   I can't  think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545  people.   When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people  exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what  exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is  unfair, it's because they don't care if it's unfair.  * Heard of the " Fair Tax" it would change that!

If the budget is in the red, it's because they wanted it in the  red.

If the Military is in IRAQ, it's because they wanted them in  IRAQ.

If they do not receive social security but are on an  elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they wanted it that  way.  * If they were on SS then it would be fixed!

There  are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to  bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists,  whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the  power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.   Above  all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied  mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation,' or 'politics' that prevent  them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are  responsible.

They, and  they alone, have the power.

They,  and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their  bosses provided  the voters have the gumption to manage their own  employees.

We should vote all of them out of office and clean  up their mess!  * Don't vote for an incumbent!

Charlie  Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel  Newspaper.

What  you do with this article now that you have read it is up to you, though you  appear to have several choices.

1.     You can send this to everyone in your address book,  and hope they do something about it.

2.     You can agree to vote against everyone that is  currently in office, knowing that the process will take several years.  

3.     You can decide to run for office yourself and agree  to do the job properly.

4.     Lastly, you can sit back and do nothing, or re-elect  the current bunch.

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* BTW: It is unfortunate that so many people will complain or bitch, but not vote to change the situation...

 While we do not elect the Supreme Court Justice's; we do vote for those who put them in place!  HUH!

Down here in Dixie we love to sit out on the porch in rockers in the evening, but we also know that when it is time to feed the chickens and put out the crops we have got to get up early and do it!

P.S.:  YOU  DECIDE, BUT AT LEAST SEND IT TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, MAYBE SOMEONE LIKE ME; WILL BE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT!