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The american public gets its say in govt one day a year - election day when they go to the polls to elect those who represent them. on the other 364 days of the year, the American public can sit back, STFU, and just enjoy the ride. We have no say in the affairs of govt on a day to day basis, that is handled by the elected and we can either signify approval by reelecting incumbents or we can signify protest by removing them from office with a vote for a challenger. DA, if you want to STFU, by all means have at it. However, to argue that Americans have to right to challenge, question, or demand an accounting of those in government who serve the people is factually and philosophically wrong. The government of this country is accountable to its masters--the people--every second of every minute of every hour of every day of every year, from now until the last syllable of recorded time. That is the supreme obligation of any and all who serve in government. Secrecy is anathema to accountability. Where the two conflict (i.e., everywhere), secrecy must necessarily lose. Any other outcome puts the government in charge of the people, and violates the very structure and language of the Constitution. Celtic, you are living under the misconception that you are "the master" of the govt. In reality - you are its bitch. Dont believe me? Try telling the Harris County Tax Assessors office that you will "donate" $200 when your property tax bill is $1200. The govt that you are LOL "master" of will foreclose your home, sell it at auction and send its own goon squad to carry your shit out of the house! The govt IS in charge of the people - hence the reason you cant smoke the herb of choice wherever you want, need a license to fish or hunt, need the OK of the DPS to carry a hand gun. have to get your car emissions checked once a year, can wind up arrested if you pay some chick for a rub and tug, and until the supreme court struck it down, thus giving "govt approval" under the old Texas sodomy statute you could do prison time for getting oral sex from your own wife. The govt is so far up the average americans ass that you have simply grown used to them being there and no longer notice it. I mean for Christs sake this govt that you are "the master of" wont even let you get married unless you come and fill out the form and pay your fee. (Kind of like getting the consent of the King huh? Asking the Lord of the Manor? )Then as the FLDS dicsovered they have restrictons on the age of who you can marry, and how many people you can be married to... As the gays and lesbians complain, they also have restrictions on the genders of who can marry. The American public has shit to say about anything except on election day. Even then all they are electing is electors LOL. People dont realize that they dont even vote for the President they vote for electors , who could vote their conscience rather than who they are pledged to vote. The system was set up that way because it was deemed unsafe to vest the power with the people. Now if you, or anyone else, thinks that you are "The Master" of the US Govt and have any say so I issue the following challenge. Call up your representative of choice, and tell them to put in a law setting gas prices in all of Harris County at $1.50 a gallon. Tell them you want the difference charged to MY property tax bill! Just tell them to put the other $2.38 a gallon on my tab. LOL I mean you can do that right? Youre the bossman!!! They listen to you right?
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