Thursday, March 18, 2010

Martyrs of the Cause

Kucinich switches to YES! So much for principle and conviction. No tellin what that bunch is up to, in these political deals. Why I wonder if they aint offering 20 virgins or somethin to get these inductees to go on these sacrifical political suicide missions for them. Virtual, almost certain incumbent loss. For yes men on the quest for the glory of martyrdom in the infitada to expanding - HOLY GOVERNMENT ENTITELMENTS. Dennis Kucinich to hold his nose but vote yes on healthcare. / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

American Black Intellectual Foreign Policy

The average black American has long known and felt that the Americans and the policies we have in domestic and international affairs, don’t necessarily represent their views or needs. The perception that’s most notable is that, "they have had to fight in their own country against the injustice of racial inequality". That sense of the nation and its leadership and policies thru out the world, cant be seperated from the larger black minority view in the country by most , African -Americans of, mistrust and skepticism for plying the same misguided principles for dealing with, international problems in an unfair world view predominantly shaped by the same ideologies that we used to deal with race relations thru our courts and political system now.


The ideas of liberation theology, and the sense of Intolerance in the nation, were responses by the black culture to identify with the American realities they have lived with. Until recent events like the election of , President Barack Obama. All these issues shaped the values and character of the American blacks in academics and as political leaders as well as the cultural and social representatives of the black community.

America has always been accommodating," albeit-reluctantly ", to opposing and competing interests in the values of American ideas and for the informal dialogue of internal reflection from its citizens. Black Americans
identity appears to be showing up in the area of public policy. Health Care Reform, acceptance and acknowledgement of the struggles of other groups gays lesbians, Muslim religion, dialogue with Islamic nations and a favorable opinion of general democratic party policies for a larger role for the federal government. These attitudes are reflected in some of the recent decisions by, president Barak Obama.

The decision not to support the Somalia provincial government and authority. Changing the diplomatic tone for, American-Israeli relations in the middle east. The current policy on appeasement with Iran and tolerance of their nuclear program . Environmental and global warming policy’s-that reflect a break with past American
administrations and the national view. The use of the U.N. to resolve international conflicts. Using international organizations to help solve American foreign policy issues. Civilian trials for terrorists.



The Intellectual emerging influence of the black Americans in the foreign affairs policys is going to open up , for the foreseeable future at least , a new chapter for public debate and arm chair diplomacy in our nations fledgling rise to what , Tocqueville called the ultimate prize of freedom-EQUALITY.







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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Champions of Deceit : The Legislative Process and Health Care reform.

Hearing about the health care reform bills passage is daily, opening up the veil of the legislative process more. Adding to the disillusion of average Americans. The Presidential position is idealized and problematic.
The democrats in congress, position are more dire. Members face an uncertain fate in the upcoming elections in November. Republicans in the minority are unable to be affective in this partisan ideological environment .
The democratic leadership has yet to get enough votes to pass the legislation. So now the urgent decisions and hasty procedures take a precedent over compromise and bipartisanship. We get to see first hand what vial and reprehensible tactics our elected representatives have mastered over almost three-hundred years of
rule over the common wealth. The Reconciliation procedure.
http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/bud_rec_proc.htm

"The 1981 reconciliation bill, which encompassed legislative language from thirteen different committees in response to savings instructions mandated by the Senate, produced a legislative result that would have been impossible to achieve if each committee had reported an individual bill on subject matter solely within its own jurisdiction. By using a procedure that permitted packaging of the savings, Congress was able to consider President Reagan’s economic program as a whole, resistant to the type of special interest pressures that would have scuttled the savings if they had been proposed in piecemeal fashion."

The actual circumstance of the initial formulation of this bill was to help launch Reagonomics.(republican)
The actual circumstances again like the intial formulation of the bill is to help launch Obamacare.(democrats)
The ever widening curtain on congresses inner workings. Shows other means of legislative maneuvering.
That must be used to help get the bill to a vote.

RULE, SPECIAL. Also known as a special order, order of business resolution, or rule, a special rule is a simple resolution of the House of Representatives, usually reported by the Committee on Rules, to permit the immediate consideration of a legislative measure, notwithstanding the usual order of business, and to prescribe conditions for its debate and amendment. The authority of the Rules Committee to report special rules can be traced to 1883. Prior to that time, bills could not be considered out of their order on the calendars of the House except by unanimous consent or under a suspension of the rules, which required a two-thirds vote. Since special rules reported from the Rules Committee required only a majority vote in the House, the new practice greatly facilitated the ability of the majority leadership to depart from the regular order of business and schedule major legislation according to the majority's priorities..................
Studies have documented a significant increase, beginning in the 1980s, in the frequency of special rules that restrict the amendment process. This trend has been variously attributed to increasing legislative complexity, member independence, member partisanship, and leaders' desire for predictable results.

The more we know about the legalistic jockeying that goes on as the regular order of business in the
Congress between the warring factions in the democratic and republican parties. Reaffirms the need for
term limits. Plainly the system of legislative checks and balances has been grossly changed to favor the majority parties ability to get its agenda done. We now see clearly that the system was fed thru expediency
and contempt, for the intentions of the founders. To a more user friendly -system of deft representative governance and self interest.

In the health care debate we have went from following the noble process of fair minded federated republican
governmental procedures to enact legislation and bring sweeping change to our nation. To seeing that become, an illusion- nothing more than a text book version, of the goings on of a civil and national body working in the fair and balanced tradition of deliberation for the welfare of the nation.
Fully exposing us to the real and bitter truth. We have let our self interests blind us. The needs of our purses
and our reliance on government has fueled our ignorance.

What have we learned? A sixty vote majority in the Senate is a myth (reconciliation). All members get a chance to debate the health care legislation now coming to the house is also a myth.
Thru parliamentary procedures and committees the actual bill wont be voted on it will be, "Deemed", to have been.

As a conservative I am more alarmed at what the awareness of all this wrangling in the political and legislative process has shown me about the current republican leadership. These tactics used by the democrats are the same means they use when they get in the majority. These rules and motions didn't just appear. They, more than anyone- helped write them and vote them into use in the house and senate. We can now see how changing majorities in congress is just doing," the same thing -only different". Once either party gets in. Then they cannot be stopped until voted out. The electorate is being forced into reacting against the majority rule; because of the above mentioned methods used by the political parties. We end up voting our discontent.

After thirty years of participating in politics and being a responsible citizen exercising my civil duty.
I declare the system of congress a ,"self interested club of affiliates for the advancement of its interests and needs. Owing its privilege to its personal gain and the betterment of its causes. Uninterested in the pursuit of the public good ."

I further, recon the only true change will come not in new majorities; but in changing the leadership or they
will just govern the same way. The incumbent is the disease we are infected with. Thats what causes the illness of voter disenchantment. The cure for America is not what party to remove in November. Its how much of the leadership in both parties to oust.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

American Institutional & Economic Retraction

Whats happening to America?
The political and social unrest is the natural reaction for a society faced with uncertainty. Economic
and political institutions are unable to solve many of the problems americans are undergoing at home and abroad in the world. Our social and economic systems are polar opposites. To add more confusion and
pressure to this national social economic schism. The two major ideas for governing the nation thru this change has resulted in the politics of, deaf representative partisanship.

 The entrenched philosphys from the political leadership in washington for navigating the ship of american free enterprise thru the treacherous waters of  declining social mobility, is government stimulis versus private
stimulis.Both policys are ignoring the very issues that are putting immense pressure on our system of government.They are: Transfering wealth to other nations. Exporting technoligy and manufacturing to other nations.

The inability of the Governments cohesion in leadership and clearly defining the problems of america, internaly and externaly is forcing political changes inside the country that, confronts the reality of the divide between the elected officials and the people they represent. Trust  by the public in the national governments expertise to solve the problems faced by america , is lost. They have acted in their own self interests a number of times during the current economic crisis. The policys that have helped undermine confidence in the government are from decades of  laws and regulations that have benefited the government and the political system that aides its growth and contributes to the protections of its members.

Institutions that were used in america to keep the balance of equality between the federal system and the state and individual rights have been rendered obsolete by federal control. The state political parties once used to protect local interests, now support the election system for the national parties. Rendering the local and state political parties ineffective.Incumbent machines centraly located in the federal and international departments of government enable the use of money to manipulate the public trust. Bureacrats acting in the interests of government employees and officials now enact rules and regulations that protect them, over the private citizens. Examples of this excessive use of regulation : EPA rule to control green house gases, the prohibition of ozone depleting HCFC's, Free Trade,The expansion of the, Patriot Act to include eavsdropping on citizens within the United States.

American direction in global affairs, has been toward opening trade and strengthening agreements. For off shore investments of american manufacturing to import to the home markets exploiting cheaper labor abroad by americans business. To increase profits and use import controls in their favor.This adds to the problem of our economic decline and political malfeasance causing further contractions in employement.
The influence on politicans is to further the policys against national employement, by enacting trade legislation
that benefits the decline of industry in america.

American institutional economic retraction is not another cycle of the system of natural inclinations of the market. This was the result of the policys by an overgrown political system and its need for more money to continue expanding inspite of,  the behest in the private sector. In order for the campaign contributions to continue they abided the wishes of the lobbys piecing out american capitalism.Now that the policys are in place it merely needs an eager well meaning government official to help keep it safe and perpetuted.

This new cycle of  arogant elected aristocracy from the goverenment officials and the political partys
has given rise to the militant voter. The electorate is forming a wave of decided voters that make formidable decisions in national elections.America is being forced to vote our own interests over those of our elected representives.With unresponsive political institutions that have become manipulated by an ever increasing
powerful  federal government the change for american freedom and control is being done by the citizens.
Voting to limit the control over them and their security both economic and militarily. From institutions political and government. The average citizen has been forced to retract his support and involvement. Engaging them instead in the battle for control of a direction in certain clear  an defined goals that support the institutions of
america for the benefit of america.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Warfare of Economics

We are starting to see the emerging strategic implications of the economic policys of the communists and democracy's trying to get control of commoditys ,labor and technology dominance through out the world.

Wealth and raw materials are being transfered thru trade policys by the west and middle east to the  communist nations and Asia upsetting the economic balance of power . Adding uncertainty to the- need for  the rule of law and the free market theory of capitalism as explicit ideas in democracy.

The ensuing battle for industry control in the markets is done by manipulating global capital markets to
invest  in countries with lower class labor that export to the more sophisticated consumers in the established
democratic nations that have already had industrialization.

Those systems of control  use the profits in their semi- closed market to transfer the power.
Limiting imports and using export agreements and low cost products insures the continued success
of advancing communism against democracy.