Mike Brown’s testimony yesterday to a Republican committee was a complete joke. If the federal investigation into the failed Katrina efforts is to begin and end with a Republican-controlled committee loaded with snowball questions then government as we know it should cease to exist.
Bush’s government is completely incompetent. Their ideology is not that right-wing government is better, but that government should not and does not answer to the public; unless of course government happens to be moderate or slightly left of center, then it should be destroyed at all costs. No public responsibility is necessary. They are the rulers we are their subjects. CLICK CONTINUE READING!
This administration assumes no accountability to the citizens. Around 25 press conferences in 5 years is a complete and utter joke. As soon as the people realize that their government is no longer their government maybe things will begin to change.
I have an idea though, instead of holding these sham Republican-controlled investigative committees, we should hold citizen committees. These committees would have all the same powers as congressional ones, such as subpoena powers and such, but instead of being controlled by neocon-indicted Republicans, they would be run by citizens-- no government officials involved. Average voters who care about their country and are tired of the do-nothing, tax breaks for the wealthiest of wealthy, big government Republicans, should suffice. It would work much like jury selection.
With the citizen committees the people will be in charge and not loaded with snowball questions or filled with fake journalists. The people will be able to ask what went wrong with pre-war Iraq intelligence. People will be able to ask what happened to the WMD that we were promised existed. People will be able to ask where bin Laden is hiding-- the man responsible for 9/11. People will be able to ask why Iraq was not the easy war we were told it would be. People will be able to ask why the 9/11 Commission recommendations to make America safer have not been adhered to. People will be able to ask for a detailed account of government spending, including all war costs and pork projects. People will be able to ask what went wrong with FEMA and Homeland Security. People will be able to ask how the president plans to govern with the lowest public support since the 1920s and the steps he will take to ensure results. People will be able to ask why Bush did not setup an independent Iraq WMD commission to investigate all the failures of the Iraq war prior to invasion and following. Mainly, people will be able to ask questions.
None of these questions are possible under the current government. Because if one does even begin to ask such questions, they are immediately labeled anti-American, terrorist sympathizing, liberal girly-men that only want to counsel terrorists, and then are silenced with intimidation. Of course it is the Bush administration that attacks first with these labels while the MSM timidly follows suit.
No accountability is the name of the game. How American is that?
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9.28.2005
Citizen Committees
Posted by Chris at 12:14 PM
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Great idea!!!
I think the Dems were smart to avoid this 'inquiry'. Let them turn on each other - why should the Dems be the ones to ask the contentious questions? This way, if there's any attempt to whitewash this, it'll be apparent to the public.
"As soon as the people realize that their government is no longer their government maybe things will begin to change."
I'm a pessimist, and I think if the people haven't realized this fact yet, they never will. We'll see in Nov 2006 if the people sent some of these incumbents packing.
I do like your citizen committees idea.Thanks for an excellent post.
I agree the people need to take over.
I disagree with jack davis in that I do think they are beginning to realize it, it is just a matter as to if they can get off their fat behinds and off the couch long enough to do it.
Committees? How would this be instituted country wide? This is not a bad idea. I do worry that some people still do not realize exactly what is going on but I think that at least some people are beginning to realize the state of the government.
All worth considering.
From my view things look bleak for the GOP as it stands but I do worry that maybe it is not all that obvious to some.
I keep thinking, as alice states by her couch theme, to give the government back to the people the people have to be willing to take it.
I hope it is time.
Good thoughts MJ.
Thanks James.
JT, good to see you around. I hope you are right. I fear, however, the attempts to whitewash this will not be made public. If any administration in modern history has been successful at evading the public it is Bush's. I believe that an independent commission should be setup to investigate Katrina. Just like the one setup to investigate 9/11. Just like the one setup to investigate Bill Clinton. Just like the one that needs to be setup to investigate Iraq. Thanks for reading.
Thanks Jack. Visit any time.
I agree Alice, when the public is detached from the government then chaos rules the day. Republicans thrive when the public is turned off. They prefer government in the dark, which is one reason why I could never be Republican. Thanks for reading. I owe you some visits.
businessman, it would be much like grand juries, even with the same amount of power. Except they would focus on government and not on private citizens. It would be an oversite power. I don't know about you, but I'm always skeptical of government investigating government. And I'm also convinced that the current government is in no way a representative of the people. Meaning that currently government is not of the people. Thanks for reading.
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