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The Price of My Vote
Lord, we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Enough to last 'till the end of time. --Jackie DeShannon
There is no place for anyone in a position of public trust who is brainwashed into believing in an agenda written for them by others. There are indeed mountains and hillsides enough to climb without you making matters worse. Go home and learn about the Golden Rule and about honesty before you can begin to tackle the tasks of how to legislate or how to govern. Learn how to recognize facts from lies before you cast a vote for me. Learn that prosperity for all removes most of the undesirable conditions that plague us. Learn that we need a healthy population in order to show our love for one another. Learn that we need an educated population who can reward themselves, and provide for their families, and help to create prosperity for all with their developed skills and abilities. Learn that a hungry body is so unnecessary and so ungodly in the land of plenty. Learn that you could be hungry next. Learn that suicide is an act of desperation when someone believes that all hope is gone. Learn that drug abuse precedes crimes and suicides. All are conditions of poverty. Learn that prisons make people hardened, and bitter, and dangerous. Learn that rehabilitation for most is the wiser choice. Learn what the rest of the world already knows: that health care is a right that a civilized society confers upon itself. Learn that no one wants a hand out, not even a hand up. Learn that they want only to be given a chance to shine, to contribute, and to find their own way. Learn that women do not need a politician or your religious beliefs to tell them how to make decisions about their bodies; that they are capable of making their own choices in consultation with their families, their physicians, and their God. Learn that 90 percent of all jobs are created by the bottom 90 percent of those who live here. Learn that the other 10 percent are made possible by profits created by the same 90 percent who work, spend, save, live, and love this land that they also helped to build, to shape, and are willing to die for. Learn that fighting for all the above is a right and the duty of all able citizens. Learn that wealth is neither a substitute for honor, nor a safe harbor from the duty to fight for your country when needed. Learn that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the only rights of exceptionalism that flow from Providence, and the only rights that free people want and expect their government to support.
Learn all of these things well, Mr. or Madam politician, and pledge your life, your fortune, and your sacred honor to fight for them before you dare ask me for my vote.
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Love ya!
Jane