So why does Obama get to talk to Congress and I don't?

This last summer, both the Media and the Republicans have done a fine job of mis-educating the public about how our government works. It is now September 11th, and there is hardly a single person who sees how Joe Wilson's outburst in Congress symbolizes how anti-American the President and the Congress have been acting. We have drifted so far from understanding the role of the Presidency, and especially the role of a Congressman to realize the depths of the indencency of their actions.

What in the world am I talking about?

You see, the summer of 2009 was litered with Congressmen holding Town Halls in order to "educate" the public about their health care legislation. Those trying to speak out at those town halls were scolded, demeaned, and shut out. The Press gladly joined in, questioning the "civility" of these citizens --- but never once raising the issue of what the definition of a town hall is supposed to be.

Between Democratic Congressmen and the supporting role of the Media, they managed to re-define the meaning of the word "Town Hall". Lost on the media was the concept that Congressmen are elected to represent the people. By definition, it is the Congressman who is supposed to be listening at a Town Hall! Instead, we the people got a Summer's worth of Media-provided government re-education in how we are supposed to listen -- and not speak -- to our Congressman!

Bingo -- first step in re-writing our Constitution through social re-engineering. Now we have the people trained to not realize the impropriety of the actions of these Congressmen.

(By the way, the Republicans did not do very much to stop this little exercise in mis-educating the public. If anything, they assisted by agreeing that people should be more "civil"!)

Now, fast forward to 9-9-09, just moments before the 9/11 anniversary. Congressmen across the country have successfully "trained" the public that it is the role of the Congressman to speak to them -- and NOT for the people to tell the Congressman what to do. The Congressmen have successfully indoctrinated the people to believe that they "don't get paid extra for being here" -- that is: they do not have to listen to the people. Now it is 9-9-09. While we, as a nation have had almost no voice and no say in this health care debate, there stands Obama before Congress, telling Congress what the health care legislation must look like.

He's doing what none of us are allowed to do! OBAMA IS FORCING CONGRESS TO LISTEN TO HIM!

The problem with this picture is that he is THE LAST PERSON who should be authorized to speak to Congress. Why should I, or we the people, be prevented from (and even scolded for) telling our representative how we want him to represent us --- and then be subjected to watching the one person in this Country who has no right to tell Congress what legislation they should consider or how they should vote?

On 9-9-09 the Democrat and Media re-education program came full circle -- the education was completed. One soul saw that the Emperor had no clothes -- saw the impropriety of the entire event -- the fraud on we the people -- and burst out in anger. The rest of the souls had already lost sight of their roles and positions.

Yes, poor Joe Wilson symbolized all the thousands of people who got shut out, demeaned, and brushed aside at the Summer Town Halls. At the same time, the media re-education was busy at work, subtly re-teaching us the new structure of our government. The Press very nicely put every body in their new place and their new role:

The President has full voice and reign over Congress. Congress has full voice and reign over the people.

So, as the folks from World War II drift out of political power, and are replaced by children educated by this wonderful media, fewer and fewer people are even around to realize how indecent and, in many ways, how unlawful our Congress is being run. Unlawful? Yes, the Constitution is our law and Congress is answerable only to the people. Instead, they have made themselves subservient to the President, with their reward for doing so to now be our masters and not our representatives.

So, shame on Joe WIlson for his lack of refinement, and more so for apologizing. A bigger shame on the President for accepting his apology instead of sticking up for Joe. An even bigger shame on Congress for not censuring the Congressmen who ran despotic Town Halls. And the biggest shame, to the Republicans for allowing this change in government structure to happen. I would even dare to suggest that "allowing" is to too weak of a word. Shame on them, they have been participating in this deception, too.

Joe Wilson, Joe the Plummer. We need a bunch more Joe's to help us out of this mess.

So, my question remains. Why does Obama get to talk to Congress and I don't?


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