Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Props to the Navy Seals.

It was great to see this weekend that our military was allowed to operate without political constraints. Thanks to the Navy Seals the Somali pirates(scumbags) were thwarted in their hijacking of another maritime crew member to be held for ransom. It's amazing how efficient our military can be when the politicians stay the hell out of things. Military decisions have to be made on a situational basis, not on which way the political winds are blowing at the time.
Unfortuanately, the day after this successful rescue two more ships were hijacked. How ridiculus can it get? You have a giant ship three football fields long being hijacked by a row boat containing five emaciated Somali's some of which are teenagers. I just don't get it. Have we all(meaning the world) come to the point where were so politically correct that we don't even want to offend criminals. How do these pirates get onboard these large ships? It seems to me the only way this could happen is if they are helped aboard. Why don't these ships just fly welcome flags. Actually I have a better idea. Why don't we just give the pirate community a seat on the UN that way we could negotiate with them? You just can't make this nonsense up. It's beyond ridiculous.
Hopefully, the world's politicians will get their heads out of their collective ass's and realize this isn't a problem of great magnitude. Theirs no need for an emergency meeting of the UN security council, or an increase in the defense budget. All that's needed is four or five strategically placed missle strikes and voila no more pirateering. See how easy that is? However, considering the state of manhood in the world nowadays the chances of that happening are slim and none. Maybe someone should just tell the pirates to put up a toll bridge and everyone could just pay as they pass under it. Im sure most world leaders would view that as a just remedy to the problem.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Whatever Happened To Representative Government?

Did you ever wonder when politicians stopped representing us as an electorate and decided to become free thinkers putting forth their own personal agendas? Did you ever find yourself saying who the hell is he representing? It's surely not me! Somehow in the two hundred and twenty two years since the ratification of the constitution something has changed. The basic tenants the founding fathers laid down to guide our country are now obscured in revisionist history,liberal constitutional interpretation, special interest and political corruption. The constitutional framers saw our country as a country of the people by the people and for the people. Not a massive governmental super structure which treads on individual states rights. The founding fathers were only a generation removed from the tyranny of the English monarchy. They used that experience when they put together our "Declaration of Independence" and later our constitution. However, it's quite apparent the years that have passed since then have created an abyss between their intention and our interpretation. Liberal scholars see the Constitution as a document no longer relative in contemporary society. A document which can be interpreted in many ways, and even open to change(as evidenced by liberal judicial rulings) and even re-writing. I see the constitution as a living, breathing document, however, not open to change and mis-interpretation. It lives and breathes in the fact that it's as relevant now as it was before. The constitution was even fore-sighted enough to allow for amendments to be added to it as society grew and evolved. These amendments don't change the basic tenants put forth by the constitution, they add to it.
Unfortunately, this centralizing of government over the years(especially of late) has taken away our representation. Our politicians rely on lobbyist's, nationally based political parties and special interest groups for their survival. Representing the people in their districts or states is secondary. Furthermore, the electorate for the most part is at best apathetic and at worst ignorant. Until a majority of the people wake up and realize where this country is headed our personal freedoms and rights will continue to be usurped. Hopefully, it won't take another 9-11 to awake the sleeping.