Maintaining the Status Quo in Washington D.C. and how American Citizens are doing their part. Part 2; A Solution.

Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:31 PM EDT

If you have not read part one here is a link, Part_1.

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Maintaining the Status Quo in Washington D.C. and how American Citizens are doing their Part. Part 1; Defining the Problem. With Polls

Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:51 PM EDT

Often, too often, Politicians will use rhetoric in their campaign speeches such as “Washington is Broken”, “we need to change the way Washington works”, “we have to end the “Business as usual mentality in Washington””, “we ha …

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Amnesty for Illegal Aliens We should all support. With Polls.

Wed May 26, 2010 5:27 PM EDT

Now I know a lot of people are against granting Amnesty to illegal aliens but I think after you hear me out you will agree it’s a great Idea.

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"Everlasting Gobstopper V2.0"

Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:32 PM EST

You may recall the Everlasting Gobstopper from the story "Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory". Willy created the candy for children with very little pocket money so they could buy a piece of candy they could suck on and it would last forever.

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Poll: Have political parties become/are "Cults"? If you follow a Political party does that make you a "Cultist"?

Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:16 PM EST

A year ago or so I had an epiphany and realized I no longer believe in the political party I used to believe in, or should I say I had the most in common with as far as my political beliefs, and thought I was a member of. Something inside of me just didn't feel right.

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"O'er the land of the free and home of the brave"

Wed Jan 6, 2010 12:50 PM EST

The line "O'er the land of the Free and home of the brave" comes from the poem "The Star Spangled Banner" written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The line is the last sentence of every stanza and the poem has four stanzas in all.

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Election Process, its time to bring it into the Twenty First Century.

Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:24 PM EST

As I'm sitting here at my computer I'm thinking how wonderful it is to live in this day and age. We have cell phones, Cable and Satellite for receiving TV broadcasting, computers and the Internet, and don't forget the microwave to heat up the hot pockets while I'm playing WoW.

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304,059,724 Versus 536, "We the people" Versus "We the (fill in blank)".

Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:19 PM EST

Have you ever taken the time to read the Constitution of the United States, or at least the preamble?

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TARP, Taxpayers Aren't' Relieved Politicians!

Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:03 PM EST

Freddie and Fanny, use ARM's and lend, lend, lend, We'll bundle your sub-prime mortgages in derivatives. The rating institutions will grade them as AAA, Sell them, make money, and big bonus's we'll give.

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Twas the Night before the Senate Vote.

Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:12 PM EST

Twas the Night before the Senate Vote. Adapted from the poem "Twas the Night before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore (1779 - 1863)

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Do you want to fix the partisanship and the ability of one political party to overpower the other and pass legislation based on only the one parties agenda because they have a majority?

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:03 AM EDT

Wouldn't it be nice if our elected officials had to work together when drafting legislation, and voted on bills based on the majority? Wouldn't it be nice if the political parties couldn't blame each other for the problems and had to accept responsibility equally?

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To believe, or not to believe: That is the question?

Tue Sep 1, 2009 2:53 PM EDT

With all the Hype and Media about Health care reform what are we supposed to believe or not believe? Is it possible to get an objective analysis of the Health care legislature or any other issue as long as political parties and special interest groups are the ones propagating tho …

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Peaceful Revolution? Do you believe a peaceful revolution is possible and if so how?

Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:12 PM EDT

With all the events going on today with the Economy, bank bailouts, economic stimulus packages, health care reform debate, immigration problems, you name it, Americans are angry and upset.

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Propagator, Political Responsibility Overhaul Peoples Act Guaranteeing Accountability To Objective Representation.

Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:22 PM EDT

This is an appeal to all American citizens to propagate the ideals originally set forth in the constitution of the United States of America.

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Who do they represent, the People of the United States, or the highest bidder?

Fri Jul 3, 2009 3:33 PM EDT

It is one thing to gripe and repeat the constant rhetoric about how corrupt our government is and how all politicians are in the pockets of Special Interest Groups, Banks, and Big Business's, it is another thing to actually do something about it.

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Does your voice really matter?

Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:21 PM EDT

I've commented on several of the articles posted to Newsvine when I vote in one of the polls I see seeded at msnbc. That's how I found this Forum/Website. When I have left a comment I tried to make my comment as honest as possible from my heart and appropriate for the subject.

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