Posted by
grad_1986 on Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:49:43 PM
My son and daughter both love the "Transformers" movies. I am not from that generation, but I can appreciate the movie magic used to make simple cars transform into large robots with personalities.
Somehow I feel our country is like these movies. In the movies, these cars and other forms of machinery are sitting around being used by us humans. They are docile and mostly devoid of any threat to us here on earth. Then, one day, without any warning, these machines come to life and begin to threaten our very existence.
Now today, seemingly harmless legislation and policies and political groups put into place (and being added to by the minute) are "coming to life" and are threatening our very way of life as Americans. Czars (interesting name since most of his czars are open communists to start) which "shadow" other department secretaries, who have MORE POWER and LESS OVERSIGHT are added to the Obama administration. Millions and billions of dollars from the stimulus plan are being funneled to these czars for their own use and no one is saying a word. Obama, who was against the wire-tapping program of the Bush administration is EXPANDING its scope and is calling for his followers to inform on "fishy" emails. Also, Obama now wants to build a "youth army" to do his bidding and make them as well funded as our regular military.
Are you ready to be "transformed"?? I'm not. We need to link arms and hold the line on this administration and say "THIS FAR YOU SHALL GO AND NO FURTHER!!!!".
1) Write your congressman and senators on a regular basis (don't wait for another crisis to hit). Even if they are democrat, they need to hear from you. Tell them you will stand out on street corner and call for their removal during the next election.
2) Write your newspaper or write a blog like this one
3) Attend a Town Hall even if you don't get inside. Make your voices heard (just like in "Horton hears a Who")
4) Attend a Tea Party even if its just for a few minutes or an hour. Make a sign. Make yourself visible.
- if you can, take vacation time and go to the Sept 12th Tea Party in Washington
5) Use bumper stickers to get your message across.
6) Talk "politics" with your neighbors and friends. I know we don't like to, but WE HAVE TO.
7) Fund the opposition. Give money to another campaign. Even if you "like" your congressman. If they ahve been there for more than 2 terms, its time to get them out (especially if they are a lawyer by trade).
8) Call into a talk radio show
Now is not the time to sit and let someone else do it!