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May 20, 2013
Why don't you get involved in politics?
The codes are thick because when government swings them at a citizen, they hurt.
And who swings the codes and regulations at those who'd open their mouths? A government worker. That government worker owes his or her job to the political boss. And that boss has a boss.
The worker doesn't have to be told. The worker wants a promotion. If an irritant rises, it is erased. The hack gets a promotion. This is government. So everybody kept their mouths shut, and Chicago was hailed by national political reporters as the city that works. IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about the Chicago Way - chicagotribune.com
- This is the government the Founding Fathers warned us about.
- This is the government Barack Obama said to ignore the warnings about.
- This is the government George Orwell wrote about.
- This is the government Hugo Chavez dreamed about.
- This is the government Ayn Rand feared.
- This is the government that will make your medical decisions.
- This is the type of corrupt government that has enslaved and killed their citizens. -- Joe Phillips ยท Top Commenter
Posted by gerardvanderleun at May 20, 2013 7:43 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Maybe we can schedule a series of bus trips to DC when the gov't shuts down for summer vacay and we can listen to some speeches in the hot sun and pick up some litter and go home. If that doesn't teach them what we mean when we say "don't tread on me" I don't know what will.
Posted by: Scott M at May 20, 2013 11:32 PM