Only those who are asleep and illiterate from reading The Santos Republic or others who are talking, writing, speaking, or pontificating about how busted the government is in the United States who are in biggest trouble because when it crashes down, they will be very ill-prepared. State governments are increasingly broke and getting BROKER due to its endless wars since September 11, 2001 around the world. The U.S. federal government, while running up the red ink, is, as just about everyone declares, “paralyzed” and so incapable of acting intelligently on just about anything. It has now become evident to a critical mass that the Republican and Democratic parties, along with all three branches of American government, have been bought off by a well-organized Economic Elite who are tactically destroying the American way of life. The harsh truth is that 99 percent of the U.S. population no longer has political representation. The U.S. economy, government and tax system is now blatantly rigged against its own people. Vote whoever you want, the Warmongering-and-More-Deficit-from-it-Flight-Plan isn't going to change, unless you do and wake up.
by Benjamin Woods
October 4, 2012 (TSR) –
“There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.”
-W..E.B. Dubois (1956)
“Places everyone, Places” we are entering the final act of political theatre. The Presidential debates indicate the eminent conclusion of the 2012 Presidential elections.This election season has been equally entertaining as any Broadway show. Whether it’s the pep rally/Sunday revival that is the nominating conventions or tragic-comedy of Mitt Romney’s comment regarding the “47%.” But ultimately what makes this election theatre is the fact that the political and economic system of this society has been structured to restrict the acceptable terms of debate. How did this happen?
For all those who remember the 2000 elections, in Florida, a controversy developed concerning which votes would be counted in one of the closest presidential elections in US history. After the case was sent to the Supreme Court, the justices in Gore v Bush decided “The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States”. This judicial decision reminds US citizens that in this Republic, not democracy, the Electoral College determines the winner of the election. In short, voting is a privilege, not a right.
Publisher’s Note: Only those who are asleep and illiterate cannot comprehend what The Santos Republic or others are talking, writing, speaking, or pontificating about how busted the government is in the United States. They will be, unfortunately, the biggest ones in trouble because when it crashes down, they will be very ill-prepared. State governments are increasingly broke and getting BROKER due to its endless wars since September 11, 2001 around the world. The U.S. federal government, while running up the red ink, is, as just about everyone declares, “paralyzed” and so incapable of acting intelligently on just about anything. It has now become evident to a critical mass that the Republican and Democratic parties, along with all three branches of American government, have been bought off by a well-organized Economic Elite who are tactically destroying the American way of life. The harsh truth is that 99 percent of the U.S. population no longer has political representation. The U.S. economy, government and tax system is now blatantly rigged against its own people. The West used to mock Stalin’s elections, where his was the sole party on the ballot, but the election was important nonetheless. People did show up and vote, and voting, even if only for a single candidate, can be pointed to as a symbol of validation of the system. USA has two parties. That’s one party ‘better’. More accurately, they have two parties with power. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) sees to that. I wonder how many people understand that the ‘independent’ sounding CPD is actually a corporation founded, joint-owned, and run by the Democratic and Republican parties. Vote whoever you want, the Warmongering-and-More-Deficit-from-it-Flight-Plan isn’t going to change, unless you do something and wake up to save America. We are doing everything we can to arm you with knowledge, what are you doing with its power?
At the founding of the US, when this drama was written, only property owning white males could vote. Originally the US senate was decided by the state legislatures.In fact, in agreement with several framers of the US Constitution, James Madison in in Federalist Papers No. 10 explicitly states the he believes the masses should not enter politics because they would want to redistribute wealth. It wasn’t until Blacks, Women and other disenfranchised people engaged in dynamic social movements that they gained the privilege to vote. In a capitalist society, the poor are denied a voice.
More recently, the Supreme Court facilitated the corporate sponsorship of this theatrical production per the Citizens United case. This far sighted judicial decision allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts in election campaigns. Although in 2008 Obama received a record amount of small donations, he received many large donations that helped him reach the record setting $745 million. In a report titled “America for Sale” Sen. Bernie Sanders (D) states the Koch Brothers alone plan to give $400 million.
To a large extent, in 1972, following the Gary Convention, the Black movement began to shift its primary focus from militant grassroots organizing to electoral politics.This strategy has been a major error. The Black Movements primary focus should return to tactics such as the general strike, non-violent civil disobedience, and independent Black-led political organizations. Then, we can end the political theatre and get on the real show called: Liberation!
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AUTHOR: Benjamin Woods
Benjamin Woods is a PhD candidate at Howard University in Washington, DC.
