Supreme Beings of Power

The U.S. Supreme Court has been velly-velly busy of late. Striking down one ruling here, another one there, and refusing (on the typical 5-4 vote) to allow Campaign Finance Reform* to march onward. Which means, go ahead anyone with millions of dollars, and pour your corporation's and your personal fortunes into the candidate of your choice. Why not buy a president if you can?

Who are these Supreme Beings of Leisure? And "leisure" is indeed an appropriate word for a group of lawyers who are given a job FOR LIFE if they want it. I would concur that a Federal Body of lawyers is needed to sort out a myriad of important rulings which can't be settled any other way were it not for the political smell that wafts off the wide bench upon where the Robed Ones discern the fate of everything from television networks' squabblings with the FCC to deciding who will be President of the United States, as was done by The Supremes in the infamous Bush v. Gore debacle when it seemed rather clear to the country that Al Gore had won the election in 2000.

It is a good idea to have differing opinions on important matters. The problem with the Supreme Court, as anyone who follows these things knows, is that these political appointees, particularly the conservative kind, tend to consistently lean toward political divisions. Right now on the Big Bad Bench, the conservative judges have the lead by one, without another Supreme to balance things out as we once had when a less rigid court was established in the not-so-distant-past.

When a supposedly impartial group of people continue to show partisanship, how will anything get done in this country if one is on the other side of the issue at hand? Where's the Deal Breaker on this court? Where is the fairness these people are to provide?

Of course, not every ruling is politically-based. And, more often than not I find myself agreeing with a few of their decisions when the more Liberal among them disagree and cast a dissenting vote. But, I'm not at all pleased with the allowance of NO LIMITS on how much money a presidential candidate can score from backers who most certainly aren't tossing buckets of money into the coffers of a candidate without wanting something in return.

I believe anyone with a clear head knows that the only reason Mitt Romney may pose a larger threat to the reelection of President Obama is due to the Super PACS and the obscenely wealthy donors such as the Koch Brothers who want America for themselves and damn the rest of you peons!

The Really Big Supremes Show arrives this Thursday when the court is to hand down their ruling on what detractors lovingly call "Obamacare". Funny, isn't it? The Conservative Senators and Congress people have been bitching about this forever while their insurance policies go untouched. They are also set for life. After leaving office, many in positions of Congressional power receive money from the taxpayers for LIFE with all of the perks that go with it - such as healthcare.

Ron Paul, of all people, dares to bandy about his dislike of what he deems to be "Socialism" with the public programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and so on, yet he accepts his Social Security check every month. The hypocrisy of the GOP on their never-ending naysaying on every single attempt Obama has made to change things, preserve what has made our country strong in the past, is why the masses are not happy. So unhappy, in fact, that many have given up and won't vote in November.

How foolish. So, Obama isn't perfect. He's made a few questionable rulings himself, and has alienated much of his Base in the process. However, given the choice of a Social Conservative who would more than likely let the sick and poor shrivel into oblivion and refused, as Governor of Mass way-back-when, to make wheelchair access accessible to the disabled when he, in turn, has an elevator in his California home for two of his cars!

C'mon, people. Bite down on your tongue and vote again this year. Give the country more time to heal its tremendous wounds from an economic mess I doubt anyone could fix if they were always blocked by a group of lawmakers who want nothing more than to regain power. Screw the peoples once again! We want our Power! We know best. We are the True Patriots!

Yes, perhaps it is the "lesser of two evils" to vote for Obama. But then, I ask, what has he done that is so abhorrent that his enemies feel comfortable lynching him in effigy? It's not as if he started a war in the Middle East for no reason other than greed and revenge, is it?

You betcha I'm still going there.

* Read SCOTUS Ruling HERE