Yes, that is naive and utopian. The adversarial system, both within and
between parties, ensures that those with honest intent are soon excluded or little-by-little corrupted until the perks of office are the end itself.
All true I would never disagree with a realist :} ...So in essence you are saying that this political system is corrupt and needs to be changed, therein lies the dilemma..under the current system the change obviously will not come from within, so it can only be altered by a revolution of sorts ?. What could possibly initiate such an event ?, in the current climate of plentiful jobs and people mortgaged and credit-carded to the hilt it will never happen, the majority of people will always put their own financial well-being above all else a fact clearly demonstrated by our last federal election results who could forget the moronic "KEEPING INTEREST RATES LOW" banner that spooked enough of the population to get the current government re-elected . So the scenario of people taking to the streets, walking away from work and by sheer numbers over-throwing the status-quo will never happen, however, the economic wheel will keep on turning and its just a matter of time until hard times will roll around again..then...job losses , unemployment...debts that cant be paid..repossessions...this time on a grand scale...maybe that scenario would precipitate a change in the way our country is governed ?
Oh they are right about that ... look in Romans ... obey your government ... God put it there ...
Jobs that won't be outsourcedThe Santa Maria area has one resource that creates jobs and can't be shipped overseas - acres of farm land. At the recent County Fair at the Fairpark, the booths created...
The Bible, depending on who is reading it can be interpreted in many ways as is clearly evidenced by history.
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