Originally Posted by Robbie

Well, from what I'm seeing happening in our country...we ARE powerless.

Just look at healthcare...it went from "making healthcare affordable" to turning it into another money grab and it became "making sure everybody buys insurance"

The medical and insurance lobbyists make damn sure that the govt. does what they say. They spend millions on every senator. And the funny thing is...we just gave them a few hundred billion in the last year. Remember? Wan't it Aetna that was "too big to fail" and we were told on the news that they are the real insurers behind EVERY insurance company?

So that means our govt. gave them a few hundred billion to bail them out...and they turned right around and handed that money right back to the senators! Funny how that shit works isn't it. I saw the numbers that they contributed to EVERY senator's election campaign this year on CNN. Which of course, came from our taxes from the bailout.

And no, there isn't anything I can do about it but complain. Hell, if I were elected myself...I too would take a few million dollars for my vote. Me and mine always come first. That's the way the world really is. And that's why people like Thomas Jefferson said we were going to be in a lot of trouble if the govt. ever started running people's lives.

And in case you haven't noticed....they tell us EVERYTHING to do. From the time we get up in the morning until the time we go to bed.

And it's just starting.

Just wait and see. While we make glib posts and "witty" comments on a message board, they already tell us what we can and can't do with our own bodies. And as soon as "healthcare reform" is passed, they are going to start telling us that we can't smoke, drink, or eat certain foods.

Here is MY point: A man should be free to do as he pleases. And no I'm not talking about killing, raping and stealing. But a "normal" free person (like 99% of us are) should be able to at the very least go out on a Friday night and blow off some steam and get fucked up and maybe even laid without the police dept. setting up "sting" operations to bust people for doing nothing more than having a good time.