If I was President Pike

If I was the President of the United States of America...

-I would demand that Congress pass a serious public finance campaign law to get the money out of politics that corrupts every progressive legislative proposal

-Call for a Constitutional Convention and encourage the next Amendment to be one rescinding corporate personhood (multi-national corporate c.e.o.'s controlled the highest levels of the last Republican White House & appear to have much influence in the current Democratic one)

-Follow the wisdom of Founding Fathers like Washington & Jefferson and decrease the standing Army (& Air Force)...the original Constitution only calls for a strong Navy (& Marines) & Militia (National Guard)...By decreasing the Pentagon's budget( currently over ONE TRILLION a year for War-related activities) more money will be freed for peaceful purposes (rather than bullets and bombs)

-Close all 727 U.S. bases in foreign countries and bring all troops back to U.S. soil...(didn't Bin Laden state one of his main reasons his Saudi men attacked was because we had U.S. troops on the 'holy land' of Saudia Arabia?)

-take steps to close the Federal Reserve Bank & set up bio-regional community banks without Wall Streets influence (how did a private bank get so powerful to 'loan' money to the U.S. government?)

-Massive investment in clean energy like solar and wind power. Nationalize natural resources such as gas,minerals, and water (Exxon's 15 billion quarterly profit will go directly in the US Treasury)

-Explain to the American people that Health Care is a basic right & 'Socialism' is not a dirty word. Overtime pay, 8 hour work days, Racial and Women's rights have all been achieved through social movements.

-Stop Corporate Welfare for huge corporations. Increase corporate taxes. (In 1969 corporations paid 29% of US tax burden and now only 6%) Greatly increase the tax on wealthy citizens making over 2 million dollars a year.

-Legalize Nature. Anything that grows in nature should not be illegal. Legalize hemp and marijuana & the coca leaf. Tax it & bring in billions for the Treasury. Re-direct (or shut down) government agencies like the DEA to go after dangerous, destructive drugs like crystal meth. Empty the prisons of non-violent drug offenders and save money by closing half the prisons.
Of course, by legalizing hemp(food,fiber, & clothing) & marijuana (medicine) we could re-vitalize small farmers and cut American's addiction to pharmo-chemicals.

-Create a Dept. of Peace. We already have a Dept. of War (re-named 'Defense') so let's balance the Cabinet.

-Make the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) a Cabinet-level department. Clean Air,Soil, & Water is a basic right for all species, especially humans.

-Change Columbus Day (a genocide murderer who was involved in the sex slave trade of girls as young as 9) to Indigenous Peoples Day to honorthe true 'Founding Fathers(& Mothers) of America.

-Appoint progressive people to make policies & be in charge of federal agencies like Rep. Kucinich of Ohio or Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin...Make Ralph Nader Attorney General. Make scholars Noam Chomsky Sec. of State & Chalmbers Johnson Sec. of Defense.

Of course, I'm not the President. Never will be. I also realize I have almost zero chance of President Obama reading and being influenced by this blog. So consider this my 'last political will & testament.' (for awhile at least) I consider myself a Progressive Democrat with strong Green & Libertarian values but realize about half of my family and friends have voted for Republican politicians I think should be serving time in prison. To me, the Republican Party has been overwhelmingly corrupted by Corporate America & over half the Democrat Party appears to be corrupted. Anyone who wants to wake up from the corporate media dream only has to read internet sites like my North Carolina professor friend Ray Bawarchi's blog.
http://www.raybawarchi.blogspot.com
or sites like
http://www.commondreams.org

Political writers more astute than myself, like Ray & noted author Thom Hartmann, are offering policies and making wise comments on our current political situation. So 'President' Pike is resigning from the world political stage for now. I will devote my energy to teaching English, learning Chinese, riding bikes, learning to play guitar & surfing, & finding time to goof off every now & zen. Good night America.




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