Those Five Words

All of America's political problems stem from five words that were written over 200 years ago by a revolutionary politician who was a liar, a racist, a sexist, a sex offender, and a spend thrift.

We know

• He was a liar because he was a slave holder. If he truly believed that “all men are created equal“, why didn't he release his slaves immediately after writing those words?

• He was a racist because the words inscribed on his Washington monument were cleverly extracted from a paragraph in his autobiography which reeks with racism.

• He was a sexist because his infamous words do not include women.

• He was a sex offender because DNA evidence by Dr. Eugene Foster proves that he had illicit sex with a slave, Sally Hemmings.

• He was a spendthrift because he squandered his estate and died a pauper.

To illustrate the damage those five words cause, a news radio station revealed that the Department of Natural Resources had mismanaged millions of dollars in their state. The next day, a radio talk show host interviewed a representative of the DNR.

Surprisingly, the representative was ignorant of the facts and indignant at the station for exposing the problem.

After the interview, the radio host remarked, "Where do they get these Jokers from?"

He asked a very good question, Where do our incompetent bureaucrats come from?

Had he pursued his line of questioning, he would discover that these “Jokers” are appointed by our representatives. That our representatives are elected by the people. And, finally, he would discover that “The People” are an assortment of honest, dishonest, responsible, irresponsible, wise, foolish, lazy, ambitious, and in some cases, criminal voters.
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You see dear reader, those five words created a political system that mathematically guarantees we will always elect the lowest common denominator. That we will always have incompetent representatives and bureaucrats.

Today, as those incompetent leaders mismanage national assets and threaten America with multi-trillion dollar debt and imminent bankruptcy, we must ask ourselves,

• Do we really believe that an irresponsible person has the right to cancel the vote of responsible person?

• Do we really believe that freeloaders have a right to consume the wealth of industrious taxpayers?

• Do we really believe that Arnold Schwartznegger, Gary Coleman, and Larry Flynt are qualified to lead the state of California?

• Do we really believe that, “All men are created equal”, when every parent, teacher, coach, scientist, and law enforcement officer can tell us that the idea is an insidious political myth?

Therefore, we must create a panel of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who select the best to manage our government for the common good so that we can enjoy the fruits of our work.