Politicians are generally only good at making themselves look good to the uneducated masses. It's as much our fault for electing them as it's their fault for being incompetent.
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Politicians are generally only good at making themselves look good to the uneducated masses. It's as much our fault for electing them as it's their fault for being incompetent.
well, i was only being nice when i didnt include "... well, the american public voted them into office..."
it's not that the american public voted these people in. I happen to like purdue(just not some of his decisions), It's that the american public won't keep their elected officals in check. Once they voted em in, thats it. It's like a dog who is let to roam a house at his/her free will. We are letting these politicians make decisions, that effect every american, at free will. and when they do make a bad decision we don't put pressure on them, we just whine and complain and bicker and pout. Yes we are to blame but we only have a limited amount of candidates who will run for this or that. It's the job of every american to keep an eye on these politicians and put pressure on them when they are doing something STUPID like CLOSE SCHOOLS(espeacially in the state that pumps out the STUPIDIST STUDENTS)
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it's not that the american public voted these people in. I happen to like purdue(just not some of his decisions), It's that the american public won't keep their elected officals in check. Once they voted em in, thats it. It's like a dog who is let to roam a house at his/her free will. We are letting these politicians make decisions, that effect every american, at free will. and when they do make a bad decision we don't put pressure on them, we just whine and complain and bicker and pout. Yes we are to blame but we only have a limited amount of candidates who will run for this or that. It's the job of every american to keep an eye on these politicians and put pressure on them when they are doing something STUPID like CLOSE SCHOOLS(espeacially in the state that pumps out the STUPIDIST STUDENTS)
really nice way of looking at it...
hhhmmm... just like any other country that ive lived in...
once they're in office, the general public does not give a s*it (though it is usually noted in the constitution...) about anything, and then all they do is complain and complain...
hhhmmm... just like any other country that ive lived in...
once they're in office, the general public does not give a s*it (though it is usually noted in the constitution...) about anything, and then all they do is complain and complain...
It's the nature of the beast to want someone else to deal with it, where "it" is anything we find annoying, dangerous, needing attention. A lot of people tend to think that once they cast their vote, their part of the equation is done: I voted for you, you get a salary, now you go do your job.
Democracy requires a lot more attention, a Lot more willingness to get involved... these days it seems most people "don't have the time" or the desire to get involved, and politics, unchecked can be dangerous.
Democracy isn't free, we just have to decide it's worth paying the price required to keep it.
For the original poster, perhaps suggesting that governmental employees (elected officials on down) only use government cars during business hours would save as much if not more in gas costs than closing school for two days.
Democracy requires a lot more attention, a Lot more willingness to get involved... these days it seems most people "don't have the time" or the desire to get involved, and politics, unchecked can be dangerous.
we live in a republic. this country isn't a democracy.
qutie, I'm not trying to burn you or any thing but please do some research into this.
republic of america is what comes back in the searches. Democracy of amercia gives back stuff like; "Democracy FOR america", "democracy IN america",... why is that? its because america is a republic.
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"In the government of this commonwealth the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them; the executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them; the judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them -- to the end that it may be a government of laws and not of men."
this is straight out of the constitution of america. Keep an eye on the last sentence, government of laws and not of men
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de·moc·ra·cy Audio pronunciation of "democracy" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-mkr-s)
n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
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Main Entry: re·pub·lic
Function: noun
1 : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president; also : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government
2 : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law; also : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government
thats one of the problems that we have. Alot of people don't know how this government works. Too many people are ignorant(no pun intended). People think that the fed government is responsible for virtually everything. it's not.
i'm sorry it's just that this really gets me mad. people don't even know how this country is run.
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I thought Alabama was dead last, and Florida was 49th.. go Florida.
But yeah, we're all pretty low.
Last time i looked in the statistics alabama was 48 or 49. florida was actually okay on the list, it wasn't anywhere near the bottom.(i was educated there elementary and some middle school).
ironically the best school in america is in alabama, which is one of the worst state school systems. ??? how did that happen?
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Hmmm.... I think people are operating under the assumption the a democracy where apathy is rampant is functional. We are a disfunctional society our leaders are mearly a reflection of ourselves, did anyone right or left believe that Al Gore or Gorge Bush were the 2 best choices from there side? If so please stop reading now and return your PDA to the store, auction site, or other place you bought from. You no longer qualify as intelligent enough to operate even a Windows OS of any kind.
The truth be known we don't want intelligent people running our government we want people who will "do no harm to the status quo." No doubt George Bush was the better man to have in office when the planes hit the Trade Towers and the Pentagon. I believe that Gore would have apologized to the Taliban which would have the liberals feel better about themselves after all we are such horrid monsters for being one the most advanced societies in the world (tongue in cheek).
Bush has us embroiled in a war now that is losing support at home and has not attained it lofty goals. But we have protected our cities from terrorist and that at least is laudable. We elected him to maintain the status quo and he has done so.
So if a govenor of a state which has education issues believes that he has done this to look good or say a mayor decides not to force the evacuation of his citizens because he has been told by his followers that it would not get him relected then do we not deserve what they give us. We have settled for the axiom "Everyone rises to there point of incompetency."
What you thought I had answer? I am just as chargrined as you are I just say in a more wordy way.
Hmmm.... I think people are operating under the assumption the a democracy where apathy is rampant is functional. We are a disfunctional society our leaders are mearly a reflection of ourselves, did anyone right or left believe that Al Gore or Gorge Bush were the 2 best choices from there side? If so please stop reading now and return your PDA to the store, auction site, or other place you bought from. You no longer qualify as intelligent enough to operate even a Windows OS of any kind.
The truth be known we don't want intelligent people running our government we want people who will "do no harm to the status quo." No doubt George Bush was the better man to have in office when the planes hit the Trade Towers and the Pentagon. I believe that Gore would have apologized to the Taliban which would have the liberals feel better about themselves after all we are such horrid monsters for being one the most advanced societies in the world (tongue in cheek).
Bush has us embroiled in a war now that is losing support at home and has not attained it lofty goals. But we have protected our cities from terrorist and that at least is laudable. We elected him to maintain the status quo and he has done so.
So if a govenor of a state which has education issues believes that he has done this to look good or say a mayor decides not to force the evacuation of his citizens because he has been told by his followers that it would not get him relected then do we not deserve what they give us. We have settled for the axiom "Everyone rises to there point of incompetency."
What you thought I had answer? I am just as chargrined as you are I just say in a more wordy way.
true true, hey I used words too.
oh and about the dysfunctional. Haven't we allways been dysfuntional? I thought that that was what made america so great. There was no normal but everyone is trying to reach it.
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We are constantly being baraged by ideas which are truly abnormal as being normal. ie
anorexic/bolemic super models are the norm anyone with a 0.01 body fat ratio is fat.
professional sports figures are moral role models
hyperreactionism by socities lunatic fringe being recieved as educational truths
there was a threat made in Massachusetts by gay rights activist to harass anyone signing a petition which would repeal the gay marrige act which was a judicial act not legislative, and ban gay marrige in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts they also threaten to file hate crime complaints against anyone seen having the said petitions signed.
This statement of intent which was endorsed and headlined by the The Boston Globe is in direct violation of everything our constitution stands for. It was lauded as an act of "Patriotic Courage" by the Cambridge School Committee the Mass Teachers Association and the Havard University Educators forum.
At this point in time, Governor Sonny Perdue has requested all Georgia public schools to close this coming Monday and Tuesday. As a result, Bulloch County public schools will be closed. This does not apply to University System of Georgia schools, including Georgia Southern University. Until further notice, classes will be held as normal. We will keep you informed as soon as we learn any additional information.
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