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DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government

by Jesse Ventura

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Ned said: " While reading DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans, I was amazed at the facts that were presented in the book. Some people may not agree with the message of the book. But I found it very informative. There are a lot of people that agree that money and corpora While reading DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans, I was amazed at the facts that were presented in the book. Some people may not agree with the message of the book. But I found it very informative. There are a lot of people that agree that money and corporations need to be removed from politics. Believe it or not, our government keeps their surreptitious agendas away from the American people. We are luck to catch wind of just a fraction of it before the mass media, which is controlled by the “Big Six,” squashes the story. The “Big Six” control 90% of our news media. These companies include Walt Disney, News Corp, Time Warner, Viacom, CBS, and Clear Channel Communications. It is ludicrous to think that we truly have a free press. The facts that Mr. Venture showed about how these companies fund both DemoCrips and ReBLOODlicans ensures that they are in a win-win situation.

I started to think to myself how could people be so trusting of a government that constantly has scandals. Do our votes really count? President George W. Bush signed legislation that all voting machines have to be upgraded. Who are the ones that are going to regulate these new electronic voting machines? How do we know that the software cannot be hacked? These are some of the questions that popped into my head while reading Chapter 12 POLL-CATS: THE STEALING OF DEMOCRACY. Mr. Ventura would like to abolish the Electoral College system, remove party identifiers from candidates, and go to a no party system. I agree that the Electoral College system is outdated. Why is the President of the United States the only office not elected by popular vote? People have been so brain washed that they vote by party lines, and not by what they think is right.

I like how Mr. Ventura pointed out all the money being thrown at our politicians. Politicians are no longer working for the people; they are working for the corporations. In 1907, The Tillman Act was passed and included a statement, “It shall be unlawful for any national bank, or any corporation organized by authority of any laws of congress to make a money contribution in connection with any election to any political office.” That has been long gone for a while now. Corporations are able to funnel money through Super PACs. I still find it hard to believe that the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people in the “People’s United” decision. I agree with the book that change needs to happen. If only just one small change, we should take the money and corporations out of politics. ...more "

Oct 22, 2014 09:27PM · see review