2004-06-16

2004-06-16

Whose Country Is This? (Leadership Accountability Act)

by Jack Dalton

www.ommp.org

Over the years this country has developed an aristocracy. The same faces seem to move in and out of the governing body at will. These very same people have lost contact with the average American citizen and the problems that they face just merely trying to survive from day to day. At the very same time, our so-called “elected” representatives pass law after law that pushes the majority of the country’s population further and further down the economic rung while the gap between the rich and poor grows ever wider.

Any level of accountability of what is ostensibly elected representatives seems at times not to even exist. To take this a step further, they pass laws that increase the level of impunity for themselves while they carp about the “Rule of Law” demanding that “law” breakers be severely punished. That leaves us with 2 million in prison, 60% of which are non-violent, first time offenders in, primarily as a result of the “War on Drugs”—it should also be noted that the majority are people of color, does racism come to mind?”

The level of corruption, hypocrisy and absolute b…s… is at a level that just boggles the mind. The buying and selling of congress by the moneyed interests and corporate entities is astonishing—it’s also destroying what is supposed to be a Democracy. To say this is unacceptable is a gross understatement.

Authoritarianism has already got a strong foothold thanks to the Bush cabal. With their stated objective of “starve the beast” they have deliberately created deficits that will make it almost impossible to maintain our current social programs. But then that is what they want. Guns over butter; profits over people; 55 new attack subs at a cost of $1.2 billion each; new aircraft carriers at a cost of $4.5 billion each; another $10 billion for “Star Wars;” all of this and more while at the same time 1.6 million people went bankrupt in 2003 with ’04 looking even worse; 70% of the “new jobs” created are in the service sector with an average hourly wage of $8.85 per hour. Have to make America “competitive” as the story goes. They will “compete” us to 3^rd world labor status.

All of this and more and all while corporate profits are at an all time high. Due to the fact that congress can’t seem to get a handle on all this and come up with a bill, act, law, etc., to address the corruption and hypocrisy that is currently running rampant within the body governance, I’ve started one for them.

A BILL: Leadership Accountability Act of 200X

(Corruption, Hypocrisy, and Hubris Discouragement and Rehabilitation Law)

The alienation of decision makers from the people threatens the union by abridging their constitutional protection and rights. The resulting lessened respect and trust attenuates governance.

Abuse of power, betrayal of fiduciary responsibility, and caving in to special interest groups has resulted in abuse of citizens. Legislation and policy have stripped the people of rights and property that are explicitly and implicitly protected by the Constitution.

To facilitate humane, compassionate, accountable, and equitable governance, the following sanctions are enacted to enhance respect for The Bill of Rights and the Constitution:

1: Whosoever creates, facilitates, supports, or directs the execution of laws or policies that abridge, suborn, deprive or nullify individual civil liberties and constitutional rights is guilty of a crime against the constitution.

2: Rehabilitation shall emphasize restitution for the type of harm caused by the laws or policies initiated, facilitated, supported, or enforced by the violator.

3: Constitutional crime is specific:

(A) Violation of the oath of office which includes the provision to uphold the Constitution.

(B) Failure to uphold shall be regarded as constitutional incompetence; necessitating conservatorship until rehabilitation and restitution are complete.

4: The legislature is directed to create, enact, and implement enabling legislation that includes:

(A) Economic sanctions include forfeiture of salary and accrued retirement benefits, attachment of wages and benefits, forfeiture of property, credit restriction with proceeds marked for restitution and costs.

(1) Personal penalties include jail, prison, boot camps, half-way houses, house arrest, probation, and disenfranchisement.

(B) Education and testing on the United States Constitution and constitutional law shall be included in conditions of probation/parole.

(C) Violators pay for administrative services contracted for by the court.

(1) The corrective programs shall report yearly to the Bureau of Criminal Statistics enumeration of program activity with specific penalties for non compliance or failure to report.

Sources, references and additional information:

Democracy on drugs:

http://www.commoncause.org/action/democracy_on_drugs.pdf

The Truth About Cheney:

http://www.bushrecall.org/DailyRealityCheck.asp?ID=156

Ethics Charge Against Tom DeLay:

http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=832

It’s a Lobbyists Paradise in Washington:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0325-10.htm

Torture, War, and Presidential Powers:

http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst061404.htm

Authoritarianism: Social Disease: