Well, it's about that time again. The time for the TV Commercials to flood us with Political rants, information, and conjectures. Yes, the 2016 Presidential races are coming. I dread them because I am sickened of the prospects to this race. Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie, Joe Biden and whomever else has the money to run.
That really is the case isn't it? Who has the money to run? Can you believe the Millions and probably Billions of dollars that it takes to run a Presidential Campaign? If you are just a regular Joe like me you have no chance to run! You have to get your name out there. There are TV spots and commercials. There are News stories to break and leak.
Then there is the party. If you aren't a part of the Republican or Democratic party then you are probably wasting your time and effort as well as your money.
If you are an Independent or something else you are more like an after thought or a joke because no one seems to care about a third party.
Then there are the issues. War? Same Sex Marriage, Marijuana use, Abortion, and Immigration reform.
I would like to speak just a bit about Immigration reform.
Now, I'm NOT a politician but just a concerned citizen. Here goes.
I have followed this for some time now and I am amazed by the rhetoric of what I hear and see.
Here is what I believe. If you are a citizen of another country there are rules and protocols that must be adhered to so as to become a United States Citizen. There are no short cuts.
My Mother in Law, Sigrun Dufa Edwardsdottir Goodwin came to these United States with her Husband John Goodwin. John was a soldier with the United States Army, stationed in Iceland. She had to apply for her citizenship. She had to take a test. She had to be sworn in. She did all of that for her dual citizenship. Dufa was very proud of her accomplishment! As she should have.
I would say that 95% of the people who call themselves Americans were either born here or immigrated here. We are a country of immigrants. We are different in our cultures, blood and religions but we are one as Americans!
I believe if you were smuggled into America there are somethings that you can not do. I don't believe that you should get welfare, or money to start a business. I don't believe that you should get Social Security. Truly, I believe that you shouldn't get anything except a one way ticket home! I'm not trying to be mean or indifferent but it's not right that you get an express ticket to the front of the line when there are good honest people standing in line doing the right thing.
Yes, I do understand your plight. If you were in Mexico and were being payed $25 dollars a week for a job, I understand why that you want to come to America. I understand that you want something better for yourself and your family. I get it. I'm understanding that if I were in your shoes that smuggling into America would be tempting. The stories that I hear of people that swim across the Rio Grande or are stuffed into Vans and trucks to get across the border amaze me!
Remember folks there is a right way and a wrong way of doing anything.
Here is my problem though with Immigration reform. Now, that we have illegals here that have been here for decades and their Children were born here. There is a problem. Those Children are Americans by birth! There are also the case of those who are here illegally but who serve our country in combat. I believe if you fight for these United States, you take an oath to protect the United States and it's Constitution. I believe that those people should be honored as Americans. I'm just saying.
So, getting back to the race for the President. Who should we vote for? Should we vote a woman into the Presidency? I believe that we are ready for a Madame President. I don't know if it should be Hillary Clinton or even a Sarah Palin. I certainly don't like Sarah Palin as President. She was a horrible Governor for Alaska. She resigned in the middle of her Governorship to do a TV show. Really?
My concern is that we get a President that takes us back 50 years. I don't want to rescind! I want to move forward! Environmentally, Economically, Globally, Equality we should be moving forward!
In our foreign policy, we should be working on that as well. We the American people should NOT be the Worlds Police! We are stretched super thin in our fight to save the World! Think about it. We have a presence in Germany, who is our friend! How long will we keep that post? What is our mission there? Why are we still there?
We still have a presence in South Korea. I get it, there is a major problem with North Korea and our presence is needed there.
We have a presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are in a war on Terror, right? Is it me or is the Taliban a remnant or a change of name from the Mujahadeen? I'm confused on that.
Now there is a war in Assyria and we have Assets that are for that theatre of war. When does it stop? We have assets that are close to Iran and now Iran's Navy is moving war ships into that area!
We have billions of dollars that are being issued to countries for wars and things that happened decades ago. Why?
We have monies going to countries to help the hungry but we have hungry people here in the United States! There are children in our public schools that are turned away from the table because their parents are late on the lunch money. How sad.
We have fell behind in our educational listing in the world! Our students our falling behind in their studies. It blows my mind that when it come to education that India is bringing the talent in science and medication. China is far exceeding us in Cloning. Germany is again top of the class in engineering! We are like in 15th place in the world.
We need to ramp this up, if we are going to succeed in the future. It also frightens me that we are first in the world in school shootings. Horrible!
So these are just some thought in regard to our State of the Union, looking forward to our 2016 race. Please political parties, you can do better in the Political Picks that you are giving us. Are there no other picks then these?
What should their qualification be? Yes, I believe that they should be American born but what other things must they be? I don't believe that they have to be a lawyer. I don't believe that they should even had a political back ground. I do believe that they should have a working knowledge of how laws are passed and how are political system works. I don't believe that they must be a religious person since Church and State should be separate. I do believe that they should be an honest person and a person with conviction. I believe that this person must have good character in terms with the law. I don't believe that there is a perfect candidate but there should be someone that stands for truth. I believe that they should be a person that has knowledge of foreign policy and what is going on in the world. I believe that they should be someone that wants to balance the budget. I believe that they should be someone that has a yearning to rebuild or to better our infrastructure! I believe that they should be someone that wants to look at all of the options when it come to energy. Also, that they price of that energy does not compromise the health of the American people to exploit that energy.
Well, I know that is a tall order but those are the things that I am thinking about today. Have a wonderful day and enjoy yourself. Celebrate Life.
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