OBSTRUCTIONIST LEGISLATORS
American democracy was founded by the process of compromise. The Great
Compromise laid the foundation for the bi-cameral legislative branch of
government. It was a compromise between the large states and the small states
that led to the adoption of the US Constitution.
The American form of democracy has been successful for over two hundred
years, but within the past few years the Republican Party has tried to hold the
government in jeopardy with a no-compromise approach. This approach is based strictly on the fact
that a man of color was elected President of the United States.
There is evident proof that on the first day of President Obama’s
administration the leadership of the Republican Party sent out a mandate, spearheaded
by Fox News, that they would find something wrong with every word that came
from the President’s mouth. Also, all members of the party were encouraged to
obstruct any presidential proposals.
Republicans presently have the majority in the House and in the Senate,
and their only purpose is to make sure the administration of America’s first
black president is a failure. Nevertheless, they have failed! They have offered
no plan, no suggestions, and no positive legislation that benefits Americans. They
are highly paid elected officials who have done nothing but obstruct the
President’s policies. Never in American history has there been a political
party whose only objective was obstruction.
Every minute of the day for over seven years Fox News and the Republican
Party have tried to find something wrong with every thing the President has
proposed. Instead of offering something positive that would benefit Americans,
all they have provided is criticism.
There is a hidden danger in all of this. They have been able to
brainwash many average Americans to support the Rich Man’s Party. A perfect
example: many working class Americans support the party that has publicly
stated they are against any increase in the minimum wage. The party’s leaders
advocate cutting funding for Social Security recipients. They plan to decrease
all federally funded disability programs. They have already cut funding—and
plan to cut more—from programs that feed hungry children. Yet they propose the
biggest tax cut in American history for 1% of the country’s population—the mega
rich at the top. Also, with the help of
Fox News, they have been able to use brainwashing techniques to get many
Americans to support these anti-social policies.
Everyone in the world knows that the wealthiest nation on earth should
be able to provide health insurance for all citizens. The fact that Obama’s
healthcare program prohibits insurance companies from dropping customers due to
preexisting conditions is itself enough to save the program. But instead of helping the program because it
is the right thing to do, all Fox News and the Republicans can do is try to
find something wrong.
President Obama has accomplished something that has helped over 20
million Americans, but, according to Fox News and the Republicans, that is bad.
And the reason it is bad is because it is an accomplishment by a man of color.
This is pure and simple pre-Civil War prejudice. Prejudice has always been something tucked
away in the hearts of many Americans, but no one knew just how deep it was
until a man of color was elected to the office of President of the United
States.
The way some Republicans and Fox News have treated President Obama, his
wife, and his children, is a disgrace that will never be erased from American
history. But through all of the criticisms and the name calling, the President
now has an approval rating of over 52%.
On November 8, 2016, if the public opinions polls are correct, there is
a great possibility that the American people will show the Republican Party
that they are not going to allow a political party to jeopardize the progress
of American government. The American
voters will probably elect Democrats to regain the majority in the Senate, and
perhaps even in the House. Just as soon as the majority of average Americans
realize that they have been brainwashed to keep the Rich Man’s Party in
power—all done by the Republicans and Fox News—great change will come to
America.
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