It is Time!

I can not believe what I see happening in Washington D.C. these days. The Federal Government is going to spend trillions of dollars to bail out failed banks and insurance corporations. Does this upset you? Well, it should!

Your hard earned cash will be going to bail out those who, over the years, have raised your insurance rates, paid you less to use your money and invested that money so poorly that it caused our current financial mess. Why?

Washington is broken! This bailout bill promises to be loaded with needless spending just like every other bill over the last 20 years. Newt Gingrich was interviewed on the bailout plan and had some interesting things to say. Click HERE to read his entire interview. Which brings me to the title of my post: It is time to do something! But what?

It is simple; we - the people - have the ability to change things. The problem with the government is that too many politicians have too much power. That power comes from committee assignments and seniority to name only two, and that power can be taken away if the people chose to take it away. How?

The people must vote in term limits. I know there is not one politician in office that will pass a bill in support of such an amendment, but there really is no need to do that. We are the ones that vote, and we can impose term limits simply by voting.

To make such a plan work there must be a blog or a website devoted to such a cause. The site would keep track of each politician and post who needs to be voted out this coming election. I believe that if two terms are sufficient for a president then two terms for every politician ought to suffice as well.

Here is how all this would work. Joe Senator is elected and serves his two terms as a Democratic senator but is running for a third term. The site would post that Joe Senator has served his two terms as a Democratic senator; he is then put in the "do not elect" section. The people see that and do not vote for him. The seat is open and two new candidates run for the seat. This prevents any one senator from becoming too powerful and influential and succumbing to the temptation of corruption.

This is just an idea, but it is free for the taking. We must do something. Washington does not stand for the people anymore, and I am saddened by what I see now and fearful of what my children will see tomorrow. Blessings!