VOTE DEM

For society to function, would you not agree that people must behave in responsible, ethical, and predictable ways?

Should not our leaders be held to that same standard?  If they are not, then how can we expect members of society to adhere to that standard?

Predictable can be good or bad, but in this case, it harnesses responsible and ethical behavior to produce good outcomes on a consistent basis.

Ethics may be somewhat subjective, but generally, does it not mean, being good?

Responsible is honesty, respect, courage and accountable.  Does that not seem reasonable?  It is reasonable.

Think of it this way:

1. If a leader lies so much that they lie every day and no one has the courage to hold them accountable, what will others do?  They will lie, too, will they not?
2. Let’s say this same leader felt embolden because few held them accountable to their lies; they felt that they could break long standing traditions such as, a smooth transfer in presidential power or worse than that, they believed that they could skirt the law or even break the law to remain in power.  What would happen if few lacked the courage to hold them accountable for this egregious behavior?  

Could we not lose our government of the people, by the people, for the people?  We sure could because that is what the hell is going on right now.

I am PISSED with the majority of the Republicans given their lack of courage, blind eye and death ear. 

I guess if you hear no evil and see no evil then everything must be OK.  It is NOT!

In short, VOTE DEM.  Of the two major political parties, the DEMS are the more responsible party.

All But 1 American Will Die

Yesterday at a food court within a mall located in Indiana, a bad guy with a gun killed 3 Americans and, in the process, terrorized many more.  Fortunately, a good guy with a gun, who could fire his weapon well under highly stressful conditions, killed the bad guy.

All things being equal, all but one American will die.  The math is simple; assuming we begin with 100 Americans and four die each occurrence, then after the 25th, the bad guy will be left standing (as there is no one remaining to kill him).

Is this the place we want to live?  I would hope not.

We have mangled the Second Amendment (2A) for some perverted belief that everyone should have a gun.

As written (operative word) the 2A reads: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

It does NOT read: “A well-regulated homeowner, being necessary to the security of the home, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Nor read: “A well-regulated individual, being necessary for self-defense, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Yet SCOTUS says it reads: “For self-defense, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Notice how the 2A meaning was changed significantly; arguably, it was rewritten by SCOTUS in violation of Article V of the US Constitution via its landmark DC vs. Heller ruling.  

Nowhere in the current interpretation does responsible gun ownership come in.  Regulations have been whittled away such that anyone can obtain a gun.  There are more guns in America, then there are people.  No other country has that, and no other country has the number of deaths that we have.   

We have guns everywhere and all, but one of us, could die from gun fire, unless something changes.

The changes should begin by requiring responsible ownership through regulations as our founders articulated.  It is that simple.