Feed Your System: Our Government

GOVERNMENT! AAAAAAHHHHHH! Here in the United States, it seems that the word "Government" has a major denotation! What is it that is so wrong with our government? Well, definitely, something is wrong. If you are doing your income taxes and you are a sole proprietor or a small business owner, then you are probably pretty pissed of at the amount of money you have to pay the goverment. Why does this anger someone? Well, people will gladly fork over their money as long as they see a significant return on investment for it. There are exceptions to that, of course, when it is obvious that money is going to a specific, beneficient cause.

What happened to our government that made people dislike it so much? Not more than a few lifespans ago, people would risk their lives and the lives of their children in order to live under our government. People freakin loved it! What has changed so much?

Apparently, we have the same Constitution as we did back then. But are we still using it? We can all use the famous Constitution to our benefits, but only if we exercise our rights. What happens when you don't exercise your body? It gets lame! That's pretty much what has happened in America, people (even people in the government) have all become LAME! Now, that's not a completely bad thing really. I'm not saying that everyone sucks. I feel pretty lame right now as I'm writing this actually, so don't take this commentary as an attack. The beautiful thing about this country is that we all agree that all men are created equal. And that's for damn sure!

First off, what is it anyway? What is the United States Government? What were we all taught in the fifth grade? The United States Government consists of 3 BRANCHES of government SEPARATE but EQUAL in power: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. What makes our government awesome is the checks and balances system where no one branch can overpower the other two. It is pretty obvious with the excessive military and government spending along with a consistent violation of citizen's "inalienable rights" has made it apparent that we need to get our checks and balances checked and balanced.

So, what can we balance as people? First of all, We should persue happiness. We as humans are creators, and we will not be happy unless we are happy with what we have created. We also have to be responsible in knowing that what we see before us is what we have created with the choices we have made or sometimes with our ignorance and lack of action. I'm not saying that you should become a schizophrenic control freak, but alot of us are wasting alot of time NOT making ourselves happy. We routinely do the things that bring us down. Many citizens, including myself many times in the past, do not stop and think and make the best choices and take the best actions for our own happiness. With more care and awareness, can have more control over what we see, what we get, and what we create.

Second, where the government is concerned, we can take more control where we can. We can educate each other on our rights, we can be more informed so that we can make better choices and keep our voices heard wherever it is needed. We can fight in court. Court is so systemized nowadays with so many laws and so many loopholes, and so much mystique and other-world type ambiance. The average citizen doesn't have the spirit to take an argument to court unless it is going to keep him out of jail and from ruining his financial and spiritual standing. We all want to make more money and to feel better about ourselves, right? Well, staying out of court would probably help that. But, we have to know when we should fight for our rights and we have to care for and support each other when we need it. Together, we stand; divided, we fall.

We are always so involved and informed my the news when there is a new scandal in Congress or in the White House, but we are ignorant to the fact that we are losing our rights slowly as the legislative and executive branches basically go unchecked. We need to read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They are 100 times shorter than the new healthcare bill! As soon as we do this, then we need to take the pains to exercise our rights, without exception. We need to pump up our governmental muscles. We are a goverment by the PEOPLE. We have a right to bear arms; we have a right to free speech; we have a right to persue happiness; we have a right to freedom! God bless the U.S.A.