Well, now we wait. The suspense is killing me. They say they don’t have enough votes. Maybe they do have enough votes. Who cares? Most in this country care and most don’t want it. Are we going to wake some morning to find a national health care bill passed and signed by the President? That seems to be the way this congress works, backroom deals, middle of the night meetings and on and on as though they know America doesn't want this hideous bill but they keep attempting to jam it down our throats.
Okay, let’s just say they have the votes and they pass this bill, what then? Does the world come to an end? Will there be a revolt? Will the American majority come together and think of a way to just piss the hell out of its government? Yea, I think that’s what will happen.
If you’re furious with the government over a bill like this, what would you do to get their attention, since for the past year they have continually looked the other way? How do you get their attention? National strike, hunger strike, drive with your lights on, don’t pay your taxes, have more tea parties, lie down In the streets and stop traffic, boycott the government in some way? You know it’s a long way to Election Day in November and even then who knows what will happen. I know that’s not going to be enough for many of you patriots out there. So what’ll it be? Name your poison. Whatever we decide to do it has to be big, nonviolent and lawful. Maybe we should start looking into the nonviolent peaceful resistance movements led by Martin Luther King and Gandhi. So let’s crack open those history books or just Google the techniques used by these great resistance leaders.
I for one don’t think a desperate act such as this should be left unanswered. The American people will have to do something. There will be a need to do something so let’s not lose our cool by doing something foolish. It’s time for plan B so if you have the time please leave your thoughts as a comment.
Throwing tea overboard in Boston Harbor was our forefathers’ idea of resistance. What say you in the year 2010?
Okay, let’s just say they have the votes and they pass this bill, what then? Does the world come to an end? Will there be a revolt? Will the American majority come together and think of a way to just piss the hell out of its government? Yea, I think that’s what will happen.
If you’re furious with the government over a bill like this, what would you do to get their attention, since for the past year they have continually looked the other way? How do you get their attention? National strike, hunger strike, drive with your lights on, don’t pay your taxes, have more tea parties, lie down In the streets and stop traffic, boycott the government in some way? You know it’s a long way to Election Day in November and even then who knows what will happen. I know that’s not going to be enough for many of you patriots out there. So what’ll it be? Name your poison. Whatever we decide to do it has to be big, nonviolent and lawful. Maybe we should start looking into the nonviolent peaceful resistance movements led by Martin Luther King and Gandhi. So let’s crack open those history books or just Google the techniques used by these great resistance leaders.
I for one don’t think a desperate act such as this should be left unanswered. The American people will have to do something. There will be a need to do something so let’s not lose our cool by doing something foolish. It’s time for plan B so if you have the time please leave your thoughts as a comment.
Throwing tea overboard in Boston Harbor was our forefathers’ idea of resistance. What say you in the year 2010?