Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Changing Our Government

In 1776, we made a major change in our government from a despotic King to a more representative form known as a Republic. This was not a bloodless revolution. Many colonists died as the King's army attempted to put down the  rebellion. However, the colonists were ultimately successfu and the new Republic was born.
In the subsequent 238 years, continuous modifications were made, particularly in the federal government. This has led to to a strong deviation from the original Republic.
Five years ago, the developed system of semi-socialization elected President Obama on the platform of "hope and change". The hope was presumably something better for all people, and the change would presumably be for the good. It was also clear from Pres. Obama's previous record that he would be promoting major changes toward socialization. The people knew that and decided it would be good.
It has now been five years since Pres. Obama has been in office, and he has instituted major changes in government. His latest lament is that he feels he has been unable to accomplish all that he has desired. Simultaneously, the general public sees a significant negative aspect of accomplishment for its way of life, and the confidence toward "hope and change" has been severely diminished.
However Pres. Obama has three more years to serve as President and can continue to make significant changes toward socialization in our federal government. He has had strong support from Democrats in the House and Senate, but there is indication that such support may be diminishing.
We have an election coming up this year, with an opportunity to at least halt further development of socialization. While the Republicans are not blameless in our slow decline, they still remain our best hope for a stoppage of socialization, and a regain of hope for all citizens through their own enterprise, as opposed to depending upon government.
With a hoped-for change in the composition of the Senate and a retention of Republican majority in the House, there is only a theoretical potential to slow Pres. Obama's socialistic changes through presidential edict. Impeachment of Pres. Obama has also been discussed, but that is likely "pie-in-the-sky", even with strong Republican support in both the House and Senate. President Obama has done nothing which could be construed as criminal.
An alternative for a bloodless change in our federal government has been proposed by Dr. Bob May, who is a candidate opposing Rep. Neugebauer as the House Representative for the 19th District of Texas. He suggests an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as allowed by Article V of the Constitution.
I personally like the U.S. Constitution as it is and believe that most of our problems are caused by deviations from its principles through the past 238 years. My desire is how best to return to government operations which more closely adhere to U.S. Constitution principles.
If Dr. May or others have specific suggestions of how amending the Constitution would be progress in that direction, I would much appreciate hearing from them. Meanwhile, it looks like we will be continuously stuck with Pres. Obama for the next three years, including the continuing damage to our country, which he and his administration will impart.

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