| Let’s take a look and see why. | | | | values to the highest bidder which is extremely |
| The forefathers stood for something, freedom for | | | | shameful. |
| the people. Well most of them did have slaves and | | | | This is what the forefathers were against when they |
| that part I do not agree with. They stood for | | | | signed the Declaration of Independence. |
| freedom from the British Monarchy and big | | | | Let’s be honest the word ethics and politics do |
| companies running everything. They wanted people | | | | not belong in the same sentence. Congress has the |
| to have their say so and control of how of how the | | | | so called ethics committee, you have got to be |
| new country was going to be run. Not some outside | | | | kidding me. The committee itself has no ethics let |
| influence to have all the control. | | | | alone congress or any other branch of Government. |
| Well, that is exactly where we have ended the same | | | | That is what is lacking in Washington, ethics. I believe |
| place we started. How this country is run and what | | | | at some point before elected the want to be |
| happens to the people are no longer the | | | | politician had some ethical values. Then once in a |
| people’s decision. Just look at the Irag war, it | | | | position of power their ethical guidelines starts to blur |
| was not the American people’s decision but the | | | | because of the big money lobbyists. |
| Government. To be honest the Government does | | | | The people who started this country would be up in |
| not even control things anymore it is big money. Big | | | | arms again if they were alive today and saw the |
| multi-billion dollar companies now control Washington | | | | way the Government is destroying this country from |
| and the direction of the country. | | | | the inside out. Selling this country right out from |
| These big companies buy and write laws at will with | | | | underneath the American people. Our Government is |
| their lobbyists. They make the tax laws and loopholes | | | | doing far more damage than any outside foreign |
| so they can pay less taxes while the average citizen | | | | power. |
| pays more on their personal taxes. Politicians are | | | | You see this is why America was started to fight |
| apparently not in control. There is a whole industry | | | | against this kind of power taking over and ruling the |
| based on legal bribery “oops” I mean | | | | people. So it would seem now that the Declaration of |
| lobbyists. | | | | Independence is now a worthless document. It might |
| These companies pay their way into Washington | | | | as well be shredded because what it stands has |
| slipping their money into politicians pockets so they | | | | already been torn apart. Our Government keeps |
| can get their way at the expense of the American | | | | stepping all over it doing whatever they want or |
| people. These politicians are being bought left and | | | | whatever big money wants them to do. |
| right selling their positions of power to the highest | | | | This country is in serious trouble and it is only going |
| bidder in Corporate America. They compromise their | | | | to get worse. |