A Rasmussen poll 68% Say 2nd Stimulus is Likely, makes stark just how committed the statist majority of Congress is to reshaping America in their image and derisively dismissing the will of the people. 68% of those polled say a second stimulus is likely while at the same time 60% of the American people are opposed to a second stimulus while only 27% are in favor. Let that sink in for a moment before I play it again, 68% of the American people believe that Congress will ram down their throats what only 27% are in favor of. Is this a government for the people? By the people? It sounds more like Iran and their recent presidential “elections”.
In Iran, hundreds of thousands took to the street while their government responded by beating and shooting them. In America, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in Tea Parties, and thankfully the government hasn’t responded by beating and shooting us, but ignoring the will of the people just the same.
Promises, Promises
President Obama promised open- ness and transparency in his administration. During the campaign his website had the following statement:
“Too often bills are rushed through Congress and to the president before the public has the opportunity to review them,” the campaign website states. “As president, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.”
Well, true to Obama’s form, there is always an escape clause, in this case, “non-emergency.” So just declare every bill an emergency and the promise remains unbroken. But what is an emergency?
The stimulus was pitched as an emergency and it was rushed through Congress getting passed on a Friday. However despite all the urgency, President Obama did not sign it on Friday night, nor Saturday, nor Sunday, nor Monday as it was a holiday, but on Tuesday when a true media event surrounding the signing ceremony could be orchestrated. So despite the conflict surrounding “hurry up and wait” why couldn’t the American people get a look at the bill during those five days?
So what’s the track record? The Sunlight Foundation had this to say back in April:
“Of the eleven bills, only one (The DTV Delay Act) could be somewhat considered to have fulfilled the five day pledge. This could only be somewhat considered because it was posted just prior to being presented to the President, which is a slightly minor point.”
Did You Read It?
These massive spending bills (Stimulus, Cap and Trade, Health Care, TARP) are getting passed by Congress and if you ask Democrats or members of the administration if they actually read the bill they either laugh or bristle with indignation. Carol Browner Thinks It’s Unfair to Say She Hasn’t Read the Energy Bill
So it seems like this Congress and this Administration is resolute in urgently slamming through every government enlarging and power consolidating program that they can in the least amount of time before the next election cycle. What the American people want is immaterial if the political class can strengthen their grip on the government such that future Congresses and administrations will find it hard to undue.
Furthermore if they can get enough illegals, dead people, homeless, criminals who have lost the right to vote, registered or counted in the census so that they can enlarge their favorite Congressional districts, or fix elections then they can stay in office. When they lose a close election they know how to immediately dispatch teams of lawyers to invalidate ballots of their opponents and count more of their own that were “missed”. They perfected this technique in Washington state, and repeated it in Minnesota, where Republicans won both closely contested elections, but Democrats repeatedly demanded recounts until their candidate was ahead and then, with a straight face said, “enough recounts the people deserve to have this resolved.”
Pay Attention People
If more people don’t start paying attention, the greatest country in the history of the world, the United States of America, will become a nostalgic footnote. Already Communist China is building a more capitalistic economy than we have, while we try to move toward the old, failed socialist model. If we are not more careful, we will wake up some day and wonder how we became more like Venezuela, and feel a little bit………foolish?
