A couple of weeks ago, it was all about Syria. Should we or should we not attack. "Have to," said the President, "Syria has gone over the line. I said if they do that, and we do nothing, we will look like fools." We did nothing. All talk, talk, talk.
This week it's all about raising the debt limit or our government defaulting on its obligations on Treasury notes. But there can be no default since the Constitution specifically provides that those obligations must be paid first out of government revenues, and there are more than enough revenues to do that. Just more talk, talk, talk in the form of scare tactics.
Unless, of curse, the President chooses`again to go his own merry way and ignore the Constitution. But didn't he take an oath to uphold the Constitution? Sure did...and you guessed it, just more talk, talk, talk.
That's what America has come down to. Aren't you proud?
I think we ought put some teeth into that Presidential oath and make it something more than talk:
1. All politicos ought be required to take a test so we can see what they know of the Constitution. And if they don't get a perfect score on that test, they are not qualified and cannot hold any government office. An oath to uphold something they are not knowledgeable about, is meaningless.
2. If any politico votes or takes any action...once...contrary to the Constitution, out of office they go! We entrust politicos with our fortunes and our lives, and the oath of office they take is their warranty that they will abide by our ruling document.
As the President said: All talk and no action makes us look like fools.
Which we seem to be right now.
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