Con Men and Cowards
All of them.
“The United Party of the United States for Hakeem Jeffries” a member bellows like they care about this country and whether it is truly United or not. I sit here listening to the voice vote in round 3 of the Speaker of the House race and all I can think about is, they are Con Men and Cowards.
This country is deeply divided by class and is represented by a bunch of people fighting over power. Uniting this country would require electing a thoughtful and knowledgeable representative from either of the parties, who isn’t under the thumb of any of the big players in the House, like McCarthy, Jordan, or Pelosi. The people fighting for Power are the Con Men, they know what they are doing and they don’t care. The peoples needs come secondary to theirs— these are the people who have ignored our broken immigration system, growing national debt, and income inequality over the last 30 years. They won’t let go, they pass power from one generation to the next and they crush anyone outside of their club, by weaponizing their office against dissent. Sometimes they withhold fundraising dollars, pull committee assignments, or support a primary election. They fundraise well and fix nothing. They keep telling us if we vote for the other guy it will destroy America, but from where I sit, they are the ones destroying America.
Not everyone is a Con Man though. Some are COWARDS. I hate having to call people this, but I can’t ignore it anymore. There are 435 people in the House of Representatives with a population of 330 million, that means each member of the House holds the power and voice of roughly 750 thousand Americans. As Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben says, “with great power comes great responsibility,” and anyone who is a representative of this country should know our history well enough to know that a divide like this never ends well for the people. Yet I hear nothing. I hear no strong opposition to the two party system and the oligarchy it’s built. I hear no strong opposition to the Con Men who pillage the tax payers, and use their position to make themselves rich.
Con-Men: A person who holds the peoples voice and power, but wields it for themselves.
Coward: A person who holds the peoples voice and power, but says nothing. Or worse, doesn’t know what to say.
Where are the good people? Where is their voice?
I don’t want this mess, this embarrassment.
Who will speak for me?
Where are the representatives who speak for middle class America? Where are the representatives who speak for people who want congressional reform?
I’ve spoken to thousands of citizens in my district over the past 2 years and almost all of them believe congress is corrupt.
Who will speak for them?
If they're talking, I can’t hear them. They need to be louder. It’s their responsibility.
During the Republican National Convention of 1880, the party and the country were divided and many were corrupt. After the first ballot for President came in, it read: Ulysses S. Grant with 304 votes, James G. Blaine with 284 votes, and John Sherman with 93 votes. Ballot after ballot came back without any of the candidates reaching the 379 vote threshold for victory. But by ballot number 35, James Garfield, a dark horse reform candidate, gained 50 votes and on the next ballot all the Blaine and Sherman votes switched to Garfield giving him the 399 votes to win the nomination.
Garfield’s presidency was cut short when he was assassinated in 1881, but his victory and leadership set the country on the right path and inspired others to reform, like his Vice President Chester A. Arthur. This helped unite the Republican Party and the country at a time where we were deeply divided.
James Garfield’s nomination spoke loudly in the face of a corrupt system.
If congress weren’t filled with Con Men and Cowards, they would use our voice and nominate Justin Amash. He may not be a current member of congress, but he is the dark horse reform candidate this divided country needs. He speaks his mind and backs it up with hard work. I have confidence he would guide us to the right path. He is the best, most qualified person for the job and everyone in congress knows it, or they should. If they were leading they would inform the people about him.
Where are the leaders who aren’t afraid to lead?
“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition,”-- James Madison, Federalist 51
Democracy needs good leaders to survive. When we don't have any good leaders, we will look towards anyone who is willing to lead, and many of them are con men or cowards