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Charlietwo, I share many of your pessimistic views on what is going on in our great nation, (I think it comes from being a LEO and seeing the dark and dependent sides of society for so long) specifically the fact that lobbyist have much more power and influence than we the people do. I don't have a simple solution for you, but being aware of the problem is the first small step. My argument on the second step is becoming politically active, now as a member of the military you must be careful, no campaigning in uniform, I wouldn't even email my congressman or senator from my military account, however contacting your representatives is important. Keep them honest, what I mean by that is weigh in on the issues and if they don't represent you, fire them, by casting your vote for another candidate. The beauty of the internet is we no longer have to type a hard copy letter, put a stamp on it and send it to our representatives, a candid succinct email serves the same purpose. I did exactly that a couple of weeks ago, my belief on this bailout bill is that it was the wrong bill, we needed to act but I don't think this was the best way to do it. I emailed my views to both my congressman and senator, and I made it very clear that I would vote against either of my representatives who voted for this bill. Both of my reps voted for the bill, and I emailed them to tell them not only had they lost my vote but I would actively vote against them.
Now not every issue is going to be a line in the sand, but whatever yours is, make your representative aware of it and then follow through by voting them out if they do not represent you.
I personally think we should clean house in Washington, fire all incumbents and let’s start over. I further think we should elect officials who will vote for term limits as a large part of the problem in my opinion is the Bidens and McCains who stay in office for 30+ years, hell I don't think Biden has ever even done anything else besides be a Senator.
As others have said, keep the faith, we are in tenuous times, but while the liberals and crazies on both sides of the isle are actively driving our country towards destruction, the backbone of this country is not those nut jobs, it is the people, and while there are lots of morons out there, they are still vastly outnumbered by the good people like you who worry about where we are headed and are willing to step up to divert us from destruction.
Just my .02
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