mardigrasbob 0 #1 November 3, 2004 Our contitution was written with a feather pen under the light of kerosine by a bunch of rebels drunk on beer. Why can't today's politicians, with their computers, huge staffs and unlimited budgets measure up? Are we just giving the fore-fathers more credit than they deserve or has the quality of ourpublic servents gone downhill. ------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #2 November 3, 2004 It's the second oldest profession and it hasn't changed since it started. Not fundametally, anyway. I think we like to romanticize our forefathers a bit. The media and society itself were quite different - the voting public didn't know every teeny tiny little detail about their lives and what would've caused an uproar today didn't faze people then (for example, owning, sleeping with and impregnating slaves) Not to say they didn't do a bang-up job of founding this great nation of ours, just saying it wasn't all civil discussion, nobel compromise, and morally impervious men. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #3 November 3, 2004 they've been bought out by corporations.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #4 November 3, 2004 True, but again, second oldest profession - politicians have always been for sale. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #5 November 3, 2004 QuoteOur contitution was written with a feather pen under the light of kerosine by a bunch of rebels drunk on beer. Why can't today's politicians, with their computers, huge staffs and unlimited budgets measure up? Are we just giving the fore-fathers more credit than they deserve or has the quality of ourpublic servents gone downhill. ------------ Problem is that politicians of that quality, honesty and foresite are labeled as "radical liberals" and run out of town on a rail by those afraid of progressive change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #6 November 3, 2004 QuoteOur contitution was written with a feather pen under the light of kerosine by a bunch of rebels drunk on beer. Why can't today's politicians, with their computers, huge staffs and unlimited budgets measure up? Are we just giving the fore-fathers more credit than they deserve or has the quality of ourpublic servents gone downhill. ------------ I believe our fore-fathers deserve the credit they have received. They were were thrilled at the idea of a government by the people (although slaves, women and I think people without property were left out of voting).What they had in mind was the will of the people. Todays politicians might come into office with good intentions, but they quickly become corrupted by the system and spend their entire careers sucking off special interest groups. Any citizen that raises questions about their performance is viewed as a "misguided taxpayer". Like members of the communist party, our politicians retire and go behind large walls because they buried their consciences long ago.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #7 November 3, 2004 Quote It's the second oldest profession and it hasn't changed since it started. Not fundametally, anyway. And it bears striking resemblance to the first. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mardigrasbob 0 #8 November 3, 2004 QuoteQuote It's the second oldest profession and it hasn't changed since it started. Not fundametally, anyway. And it bears striking resemblance to the first. A prostitute stops screwing you after you die! ------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #9 November 3, 2004 QuoteOur contitution was written with a feather pen under the light of kerosine by a bunch of rebels drunk on beer. Why can't today's politicians, with their computers, huge staffs and unlimited budgets measure up? 1. Because they have huge budgets at the national and state levels, the resulting politics are about gaining the resulting power. The people drawn to that above all else including money don't tend to be nice people. If they were interested in money, they'd work in private industry where the CEO of a company with a trillion dollar revenue stream wouldn't get a measily $400K. If they wanted a normal life, they wouldn't be politicians. 2. Because they need to promise things to enough selfish people to get and stay in office and do the same with other legislators to keep enough of the resulting promises. Many bills need to reach a few hundred pages of something for everyone to get through. My copy of the 1994 bill which allegedly banned assault weapons bloated to 150,000 words before it passed. A novel should total just 75,000 - 125,000. Quote Are we just giving the fore-fathers more credit than they deserve or has the quality of ourpublic servents gone downhill. The founding fathers weren't pessimistic enough. People are lazy. They don't like to research. They don't like to think. Our youth are taught through rote memorization of facts and procedures using politician selected texts. This means that elections get decided based on sound bites, emotional appeals, historic voting practices, and the candidates likeability. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
