The Most Important Job of Government
By: Michael Mould
Today in a news article I was reading about President Bush’s proposed narrowing of the legal interpretation of the Geneva Convention as it pertains to the treatment of terrorist prisoners. I don’t even want to get into discussing this yet, but I do want to point out a statement made by President Bush to the press as he was leaving the closed-door meeting with the House GOP caucus.
President Bush said, “I reminded them that the most important job of government is to protect the homeland.”
Now, I have a couple concerns about him saying this, first, are they (the members of the House) stupid enough to have forgotten this, thus needing his reminder, and second, if he believes this, why has nothing of substance been done to protect our borders and stop the daily invasion of illegal aliens?
There appears to me to be a contradiction (or hypocrisy in action) and certainly a use of this statement as convenience rather than conviction.
A very wise and honorable politician once said,
“…if everybody doesn’t take an interest in politics, it will become the domain of those least suited to it.”
Believe it or not, this is a quote of Vaclav Havel, the leader of the “Velvet Revolution” and the first president of the Czech Republic as they were emerging from Soviet rule; the quote is taken from his book, Summer Meditations.
This is something we should all think about the next time elections roll around and we are given the choice of two candidates that none of us had anything to do with picking because they are being paraded by corporate special interests.
Get involved, don’t accept what is thrown at you as being what is in your best interest, “We the People” are still the foundation of this country, but we as a people are giving up the control of our government
to business because we are too stupid or too lazy to be bothered or involved in politics.
My intention here is not to bash Bush or provide political support, I simply want to bring the incident to your attention and hopefully incite enough interest for you to get involved in politics.
Michael E. Mould is the author of “Online Bookselling: A Practical Guide with Detailed Explanations and Insightful Tips,” [Paperback ISBN 1427600708, CD-ROM ISBN 1599714876] and developer of “Bookkeeping for Booksellers,” [CD ISBN 1427600694] a 19 sheet linked and tabbed Excel Workbook designed to assist online booksellers with the calculation of their in-state retail sales tax obligations and the preparation of their Schedule C tax forms. “Bookkeeping for Booksellers” also provides 55 integrated graphs to visually show an online bookseller just how their business is performing.
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