The newly elected state government recently started the General Assembly for the year. This year they were put to the task of balancing a state budget that would help alleviate an almost $800-million deficit. Also on tap for the session is a bill to fund a new stadium for the Colts, the necessary adoption of Daylight Savings Time, and the all-too-needed appointment of a special prosecutor to oversee the stamping out of corruption in our beloved state government. There are countless other bills being introduced, but these are the three that catch my eye the most. Now...sounds easy, right? Oh, but its not.
See, Indiana is a historically Republican state. We've always been a red state when it came to presidential elections. But when it came down to the local government, for some odd reason, the votes swung way left. Of course this has a lot to do with the minority voting population being more inclined to vote for a local government change as opposed to a president. Its not that they don't understand how the voting process works, its just that they don't care about the foreign policy or some new income tax for the upper-middle class. Plus, they don't get that one-on-one approach from the presidential hopefuls that they get from the local candidates going door-to-door asking for your vote. Now, getting back to the point, this past election was the first time in over a decade that the House and Senate had a Republican majority while a Republican governor is in office. Actually its the first time in over a decade that we had a Republican governor. Anyway, naturally what we have here is the same shit that's happening in Iraq between the Sunnis and the Shi'ites. You take the Sunnis (Democrats in my case), a group that has been in power for years. Now, a radical change in the government strips them of their power, namely the Shi'ites (Republicans). So, naturally, there's a huge animosity surging that stems from this loss of power. Now, instead of bombs and snipers, we have un-compromising House leaders who want nothing to do with the Republican agenda....this is where my hate comes into play.
I woke up this morning, oblivious to the goings on the night before, and turned on the local news to wake me up and let me know how fucking cold it is outside. Imagine my surprise when I find out that yesterday the Democrats decided that they didn't want to be at work, the last day for the House to approve bills to send to the Senate, and decided to fuck over the citizens that elected them by forcing 138 separate bills to die. Why would they, the elected officials that our tax money pays to do the job, do something to counteract progress and economic growth? Turns out they don't like the idea of a special prosecutor being appointed by the Governor to investigate and prosecute elected officials involved in corrupt acts that are a conflict of interest. Why? What the hell? Why is this such a huge issue? Well, it all stems from the fact that the prosecutor would have unequivable power to do his job and would only have to report to the Governor. Also, he would be appointed instead of elected. This means that the Dems wouldn't know who is going to be the prosecutor, so they couldn't influence them. Naturally, I can feel for them. I am sure it sucks to know you have someone who is going to be coming after your ass because not only did you do something wrong, but also because you are on the opposing party. But then again, I don't feel for them because they should not be corrupt in the first place. Seriously, they have a cushy job that requires them to sit down in a large room for 3 months out of the year trying to pass bills into laws. The rest of the year is spent listening to lobbyists who want their agendas pushed for the next General Assembly. And they get paid decent money with insane fringe benefits to do this. Why be corrupt? You're obviously doing well for yourself. So because they didn't want to be exposed of wrongdoing, they chose, as a party, to not show up to vote on 138 different items, some of which were very necessary. So now, here I sit, with no bill for Daylight Savings Time, no bill for a new Colts stadium, and no bill for a guy to crack down of government corruption. WHAT THE FUCK ARE MY TAXES PAYING FOR!?!?!?!?! WHY DID THE PEOPLE VOTE FOR YOU!?!?!?! DO YOUR FUCKING JOB...ITS NOT THAT FUCKING HARD. I'M SORRY YOU DON'T LIKE A BILL...FUCKING VOTE IT DOWN. STOP DICKING AROUND WITH THE FUTURE OF THIS STATE!!!!!!!!!!
Its times like this I wish we lived under a dictatorship....that way I couldn't say the guy I voted for decided to fuck me in the ass because he couldn't get his way. I feel bad for the democratic-leaning public of this state....how does it feel to know you're party leaders are fucking off and not owning up to their responsibility? Tax money hard at work. Can you believe I actually HATE politics? Who'd a thunk it?
This has been Raging On, have a wonderful, rage-filled day. Please visit Relevent Irreverence, a new internet destination for all things artistic, musical, and disturbing.
1 comment:
I can agree with you on your stance, but I am still pissed off that my tax money went to them sitting in a room pouting over something that really, when it gets down to it, isn't as significant as daylight savings time, an increased speed limit, a funding plan for a new football stadium, or other initiatives that were contingent on this last day of work before everything heads to the Senate for their approval. I know the Republicans did this shit last session when they were the minority, and I am in no favor of either party (bipartisan politics is folly...why even bother voting for people when its the parties' agendas that we're truly voting for? Dictatorship for all.
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