I had to take a break from my series’s that I am working on for a short comment on why I think the current government actions to boost the economy are so dangerous. It is not just that they bailouts are expensive and printing moeny will devalue the currency. Its not just the taxation and the long-term effects that bother me. It is also a short-term effect that will most definately hit us, and it will likely hit us within 5 years, unless other economy retarding policies are put in place that accellerate the problem.

I know this mistake is devastating because I have made the same mistake myself, sort of the same anyway. I have a history of entrepreneural activity. I have been trying to start businesses for most of my adult life. The biggest issue I have had is hanging on to an idea or a business after it has shown that it is not going to work. Dumping money and resources into a failed project only drains you, and it still doesn’t make the project work. In the end, you still have to take your failure lumps, only you have much fewer resources to start over with.

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It could be argued that our representation is not valid based on their actions versus what we want. It could also be argued that we are not represented because no one is in office with our views, but that would mean that even minority views must be represented, which is a slippery slope to haveing all views represented equally. I am not arguing that our representation is invalid by virtue of their actions in this particular post, we can discuss that later.

What I do want to point out are the blatant taxations that are perpetrated on those who cannot vote, and the taxation that is not counted officially as a “tax” and therefore is not subject to the same scrutiny, or the taxes that are diguised by placing them on entities other than individuals, as that would be a taxation without representation because the entities themselves cannot vote.

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They are capturing our attention. The latest fuss about the somalian pirates is yet another smoke screen. The situation can be taken care of as soon as it is seen fit to release the situation from the public eye. Currently, there are 4 pirates in a life boat holding one innocent man hostage. Nearby, there is a fully equipped US Navy destroyer. A small insertion team of Navy Seals or Frogmen could handle the situation without loss of innocent life in under 2 hours. Yet this is dragging on in the media. It is almost certainly (at least in my mind) a media circus that is either a distraction from something else or a P.R. move by the powers that be, or both. This situation hardly bears noting, although it would be wise to watch how it is handled, hopefully it is not being used as a power grab for our government or a release of power to international jurisdiction. I would not be suprised at either one. At best, this is a horrible and incompetent handling of the situation, at worst it is a conspiracy to cover other things up or the making of a molehill into a mountain for the purpose of moving forward a certain agenda. Sorry if I sound like a conspiracy theorist on this one, I just find the whole situation a little too ridiculous.

Amendment VI of the US Constitution states,”In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.” In our current court system, however, speed has taken precedence over rights, with many court decisions being left up to a single judge. This is particularly the case with minor drug offenses and traffic violations.

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The final part of our first amendment to the Constitution of these United States refers to the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Such petitions were sent by our founding fathers many times before revolution was engaged in. It is not time for revolution, but it is time to begin to seriously ask our government to fix specific things. To let them know that we realize their faults and failures. That we are being harmed by their actions and we know it. That such failed policies, improper laws, violations of the constitution they have sworn by oath to uphold, and direct actions against individuals, groups, and the American people as a whole that are harmful and restrictive or that take away and violate our rights.

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