Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 28, 2022

I not only have lobbyists, I have legislators!

I recall reading that some ancient civilization would publically weigh their representatives each year, and if they increased their weight (past some set point), it was the thinking of the time that they were benefiting far too well from their job, and were fired, or stoned, or something . . .

I suggest a current way to emulate that would be to monitor the net worth of representatives, and fire them if the increase was too much . . .

Try getting THAT through a Republican House!!!

;-)

The good thing about living in a country with compulsory voting is that everybody votes. You win in the middle.

A detail that, in my experience, all too many progressives and social activists refuse to recognize (often knowingly): When something is unequable, it means it favors some people or groups. And those people or groups are not going to give up that advantage without resistance. Sweet reason and appeals to “morality,” “rightness,” and “fairness” isn’t going to make it.

The message is don’t expect people to “do the right thing” simply because it is so obviously the “right thing.” You have to show them that it is in their immediate – not just long term – interest to do so. A hard thing to accomplish, and sometimes an impossible one.

Get out and vote!!

If the incident happened today, the Cain / Abel murder case would be mired in neverending appeals.

it seems we have reached an impasse.

The United States has the finest politicians money can buy.

I would like to start a PAC to buy a couple of Congressmen and set them loose in the wild to see if they can survive without being told what to do.

Citizens United took the power away from “we the people” and gave it to PACs, the wealthy, corporations and dark money.

“Yeah, well, we hate the status quo, and we have enough guillotines for you AND your lobbyists.”

one term limits for all!!

No standoff and no change as long as people vote straight party line and only vote for incumbents in primaries and never look at what their politicians are doing.

Forget the “love of money”, politics is the true root of all evil.

Thanks, Supreme Court, for Citzens United.

Change what to what? I’m not being facetious. I would like to know at least one solid thing that would actually change if “whoever” gets elected. They say they’ll “fight” for this or “push” for that, but all that fighting and pushing never seems to actually change what they promised.

Maybe the politician should have a look at what’s going on in peking.

“Standoff” is really the wrong word. The battle is over. The people who own the lobbyists (and the politians) won a very long time ago. If voting made any difference, it would be illegal.

The comfort level of the guy who “loves the status quo” is the trust that all the protesters DON’T really vote. My state stimulated 7% of the registered voters in the spring primary. You know? That time we select the November finalists?

Then 40% decided to stay home in November. Many because they didn’t like the choices. Yeah, love the status quo!

Change is on the horizon. It’ll be the Gen Z awakening.

In the American political system, the guy with the deepest pockets and the largest bevy of lobbyists and lawyers usually gets what he wants, while the average American citizen is lucky to get noticed on his best of days.

The Republican suits have lobbyists and lots of racist, mycologist, etc. rubes. Or as Orange Traitor puts it, suckers and losers.

Someone get the rotten eggs!@!!

The sign saying, “We’re for what helps the most people and the planet” Is laying trampled in a side alley.

Q: How come corporations are cutting way back on lobbying expenses?

A: They’ve decided that, long-term, it’s cheaper to own than to rent.

The sign Wealth holds maybe should say: There is no such thing as “Too Much” when it comes to how much money I believe I am entitled to, so go somewhere and blow yourselves, takers.

The only question i have is that, if we dont like what they are doing, how are they getting reelected?

Sadly accurate.

. . . and I’m going to make it even worse for you.

“and they own all the big media companies” How true

Time for action like the British suffragettes.

Sad but True: The US Congress listens only to the sound of Money hitting their bank accounts.