"Make me do it!"

 

There is a fabled conversation with FDR that goes something like this:
Activists:    “Mr. President, you must do this for the working people.”

Roosevelt:  “I agree. I think you’re right. I want to do it.” (Pause)

                    “But you’ll have to make me do it.”

Now, this is cute story and all, and intends to make the point that the public needs to be involved in civic action... but, well to be blunt, it's a BS excuse for politicians to NOT do their job.

The voters did their job, they voted you in, they raised money, they knocked on doors and had conversations with their neighbors... once you're in office it's YOUR f-ing job to get the stuff written up and passed. It's YOUR job to handle impeachments or keep other branches of government in check. It's YOUR job to convince or create pressure on your "colleagues" to vote your way. It's your job to stop the abuse of power and the abuse to the people.

People are checking out of the political system because no matter who they get in office, things just get worse and they don't want to hear that there "was no mandate from the people" or whatever nonsense is coming out of politicians' mouths. Show us that you've exhausted all your tools before coming back to the people. Sometimes people do need to take to the streets, but I don't think these politicians have wielded the power we've given them to do what we've asked them to do.

Say Everything But The Obvious About Venezuela

Just want to point out a few things that are intolerable about the "war" on Venezuela:

1) Obviously the act itself is a grab for oil and resources, to benefit the President and his rich friends. (This does not benefit the US or Americans.)

2) Senators and House members that say how outraged they are... YOU are the people in the Constitution who are in charge of removing a rogue President! Don't be outraged, do your F-ing job!

3) Elected Officials AND Media pundits whose only criticism is that "they aren't implementing this well," or "we haven't received assurances he will stop at Venezuela." Hmm, how about the fact that Trump is invading a SOVEREIGN country and saying he is going to steal THEIR resources! I'm not sure it's the minutia you should be focused on.