Rant

A constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget is one of the dumbest ideas to ever be emitted from the asses of American politicians. Sure, in a perfect world it would be fine to have spending exactly match income, and it may work for families and some other people. But governments under external or internal duress (attacks by unfriendly nations or terror organizations; natural or man-made disasters) need leeway to go beyond artificial restraints. It is our insurance policy. If we had a balanced budget law, what would happen if a determined terrorist organization ruined the water supplies of 10 of our largest cities, say with nuclear devices that have effects which linger for generations? Where would we get money to deal with such a disaster? Tell the millions of citizens of these cities that they are on their own? What happens if another Great Depression hits; do we just ignore the impoverished and starving children in the name of a balanced budget? Perverted ideas of national righteousness by incompetents like those of the Tea Party fail to complete the O.B.F. principals of our sacred Constitution. They like the myopic parts: Of the People and By the People, but fail to consider the most important premise of For the People. Narrow thinking radicals like these ultra-Republicans are the same types who brought us the prohibition amendment to the Constitution which nearly broke the national treasury by spending billions of dollars to enforce the morals of the few against the wishes of the many and at the same time expecting the government to work with diminishing federal tax income from alcohol sales; it ended as a failure. So will a balanced budget amendment.
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Another gloomy looking day in East Tennessee yet it is supposed to be very hot. The weather is so screwed up that only the Tea Party can fix it.
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I am getting caught up on some business work I neglected while I was sickest; with the exception of yesterday when I was having an RA flareup, I feel I am gaining strength and stamina each day.
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I need to get out and make some photos.
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Have a Tuesday!
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