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Originally Posted by Asakura
I live in Texas, you have to be registered 6 months before you can vote.
I know alot of what I said can't be done by one person. But c'mon the Executive Office is only 1/3 of our goverment. Why aren't these issues being adressed by the Goverment as a whole instead of being put on the shoulders of the President? Maby I worded that wrong...why aren't these issues being solved? I'm sure there being adressed but obviously theres a wrench in the system. I don't claim to know what that is but it seems like theres something wrong.
I'm not trying to bash the U.S. Goverment, but isn't their job to ensure the saftey, well being, and prosperity of this country? If it is, in my opinion the job isn't being done correctly. I'm a lower-middle class citizen, I don't expect to be some pampered prince. I just want to think that if I work hard, I can expect to be rewarded. And with things looking the way they are looking, it get's harder to think that every day.
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I agree with you 100%.
Now that we have a Democratic Congress and a Republican Presisdent, a lot of movement just stops. Bush has been vetoing bills like crazy since losing the Republican majority, but it takes 2/3 of a vote to override a presidential veto. That only just happened (an override) for the first time recently.
So I don't blame EVERYTHING on the president, I am very disappointed in the lack of cajones in the Congress, as well.
But we are at the end of of one of the worst 2 term presidencies in the history of America. The setbacks made not only in the economy and the national debt, but in personal freedoms, environmental responsibility, the strength of the dollar, and the all-important general reputation of the US in the world have all gone down the poop-chute.
I beleive it is time for a major change. Nothing to do with race or age, but I think we should give Obama a go at it. He can't do any more damage than Bush, and already McCain is promising to keep a lot of Bush's policys and programs going. These last few years have been hard on our family. McCain's words promise nothing better. Obama's do. Is it a gamble? Sure. But why would I vote for the guy that's going to keep me struggling vs. the guy who is going to at least try and give me a chance?