Thread: The truth about the Gang of 545

“Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.


Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits?



Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?



You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does.



You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.



You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.



You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.



You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does.



One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.



I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.



In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank.



I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.



Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.



What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.



The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.



Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.



It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility.



I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.



When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.



If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.


If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ.

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.



There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.



Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.



Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!”


An article by Charlie Reese who used to write for the Orlando Sentinel, it puts a different idea for somewho still fall for the same old bullshit.

any thoughts or comments from all sides.

No comments or is it too long for most of ya to read?

I think it is a great piece. The article points out the obvious...that our government is corrupt. Unfortunately, voting everyone out will not solve the problem. But I think it is a start. We need to take a more active role in sending the message to our government that we the people are their employers, not big business and lobbyists.

Originally Posted by Chad750

“Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.


Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits?



Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?



You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does.



You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.



You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.



You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.



You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does.



One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.



I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.



In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank.



I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.



Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.



What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.



The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.



Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.



It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility.



I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.



When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.



If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.


If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ.

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.



There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.



Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.



Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!”


An article by Charlie Reese who used to write for the Orlando Sentinel, it puts a different idea for somewho still fall for the same old bullshit.

any thoughts or comments from all sides.

No it is not too long, I read your second post and I just noticed this one. This a good post and is accurate in that it points out that we do not hold our polititians accountable enough. I am a stubborn independent that has little appreciation of sudtifuge, especially when it does not turn out well for the people. I have always thought that term limits and 10 year bans for former office holders to lobby. I think that would be good.

Good thread. Congress has an approval rating of 12%, right now.

Seems to me, we oughta be voting ALL INCUMBENTS OUT.

Period. Clean the slate, and start over. And this time, elect people
that will carry out the Will of the People, instead of this bogus crap
they're gettin' from all these "think tanks" or whatever.

Hmm.... perhaps we can rephrase the question a different way -

WHO, in Congress right now, is doing a good job? Anyone?

Originally Posted by nonsqtr

Good thread. Congress has an approval rating of 12%, right now.

Seems to me, we oughta be voting ALL INCUMBENTS OUT.

Period. Clean the slate, and start over. And this time, elect people
that will carry out the Will of the People, instead of this bogus crap
they're gettin' from all these "think tanks" or whatever.

Hmm.... perhaps we can rephrase the question a different way -

WHO, in Congress right now, is doing a good job? Anyone?

Politicians in the leglislature ALWAYS become distanced from their constituents - its a fact of life. The people that we elect should we start over would eventually succumb to the same disease of estrangement, so there is little to no point bitching about it.

I agree with you Ausinus, congress sucks. All of them.

Originally Posted by Ausinus

Politicians in the leglislature ALWAYS become distanced from their constituents - its a fact of life. The people that we elect should we start over would eventually succumb to the same disease of estrangement, so there is little to no point bitching about it.

Then we should continue to vote those people out too. Just bitching doesn't solve anything, but it does make me feel better sometimes.

Anyway, this is why I said that we should be more involved, and let our politicians know that we the people are their employers. If it wasn't for the people in this country they would not have jobs.