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Censorship is on everyone’s mind there
days after the announcement by the Attorney General to rid the Internet of
‘obscenities’ by cracking down on adult and alternative sexuality websites.
Plenty of folks are exercising their right to free speech by writing essays,
blogs, etc. I decided to go a different route, and help out our great
government by providing them with:
The Top Ten Things the
Government Can Be Doing With Their Time Instead of Cracking Down on Adult and
Alternative Websites
Now….please, keep in mind that these are my
rantings. I’m no political genius (I’m sure some of you will definitely agree
with that!)…this is simply how I see it and how I feel…..
The Government Can:
10 – Start better regulating the spending habits of the
government – and our tax dollars – in general. An entire FBI Task Force to
investigate porn and BDSM websites?? C’mon…doesn’t the FBI have better things
to do, like catching the criminals on the Ten Most Wanted List and concentrating
on kidnappings, murders, and government corruption?
9 – Stop giving huge tax breaks to the rich, and help out
the ‘working poor’ a bit more. The old saying ‘The rich get richer and the poor
get poorer’ definitely apply with our government. Fat cats running corporations
are allowed to hide money in any number of tax loopholes without penalty, while
working parents who pay for child care under the table get hauled into the IRS
for a costly audit. What’s wrong here?? The more money you make, the more you
should pay in taxes – period! And those loopholes? Either get rid of them or
make them accessible to everyone.
8 – Have FEMA teams already in place BEFORE a natural
disaster, so they can keep a closer eye on the growing situation, make realistic
assessments of assistance needed, and be able to provide an immediate response.
It does no good to send them in after a natural disaster, especially if they
can’t get TO the disaster site in a timely manner. The tragedy of Hurricane
Katrina should be a lesson.
7 - Step forward and reign in insurance companies that milk
consumers for ‘flood insurance.’ Insurance companies claim that they have the
right to insist that folks who live in ‘flood prone areas’ pay for an additional
policy….but then, why isn’t there ‘tornado insurance’ for those who live in
tornado alley….or ‘blizzard insurance’ for people in the northern states?
Regulation is needed.
6 – Implement a better prescription drug program for our
elderly so they don’t have to choose between paying for basic living expenses or
paying for the drugs necessary to keep them alive and healthy. Even better,
have the government investigate drug companies and figure out why they charge so
much for their products. My thought? If drug companies stopped blowing money
on pens, paper pads, t-shirts, and box seats to ball games for doctors – as well
as two-hour physician seminars squeezed into a weeklong, all-expense paid trip
to the Bahamas – they would be able to lower the cost of drugs. Surely the
government knows our elderly population is struggling in this respect…why aren’t
they doing something about it?
5 – Make healthcare affordable for ALL American citizens.
I’m tired of the government saying that there isn’t funding available for
affordable healthcare…. if the government can afford to hand out millions of
dollars so scientists can study the sexual habits of fruit flies, it can afford
to take care of its population. We also seem to always be able to find millions
of dollars to assist foreign countries…..the fact that the government can’t
assist all our citizens who need healthcare is a slap in the face.
4 – Have the Supreme Court spend their time listening to
important cases – cases that truly involve life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. Abortion rights? Yes. Gay marriage? You bet. The right for an
ill individual to choose to die? Absolutely. Hearing a case where the
plaintiff doesn’t want to mention GOD in the pledge of allegiance? Give me a
break. My solution……just shut your mouth when you come to that part.
3 – Return our National Guard to BEING the National
Guard. The majority of our guard signed for this particular branch because it
would allow them to serve their country ‘close to home’ on a schedule that fit
into their busy lives. They never realized that ‘one weekend a month and two
weeks of training a year’ could actually translate into 365 plus days of service
in a foreign country. Our Guard is meant to protect the home front and provide
assistance during disaster situations…not replace the standing military during
time of war.
2 – Bring our troops home!! This war has gone on too
long, and the price has been too steep. How many more young lives must be
sacrificed before our President wakes up? If he’s so gung-ho about keeping our
troops involved in war, let him pick up a rifle and stand along side our brave
soldiers!
And the number one thing the Government can do with their
time……
1 – Start cracking down on the truly obscene and deviant
websites on the Internet and their owners. NOT the BDSMers….NOT the
swingers…NOT webmasters who offer porn to consenting adults of legal age…..
Start cracking down on the PEDOPHILES who use the Internet
- and their websites full of twisted content - to find, attract, and lure
children into their clutches. Begin prosecuting the sickos who abuse the
children of America and steal their innocence.
These repulsive men and women are the real deviants of the
Internet, and their websites are the true epitome of ‘obscene’…… sites like
NAMBLA (the North American Man Boy Love Association), which glorifies ‘loving’
sexual relationships between men and underage boys, and Butterfly Kisses, which
provides how-to information to female pedophiles seeking to prey upon young
girls. These sites – and others along the same vein – are the ones upon which
the Attorney General, the FBI, and the government should be focusing their
attention and actions.
Our government needs to get its proprieties straight…..and
our Attorney General needs to find something better to do with his spare time
and the American people’s money. I applaud that he wants to clean up the
Internet and rid it of obscene material, but those sites that are run by adults
- and intended for consenting adults – should not be his target.
One person’s definition of ‘obscene’ is another person’s
enjoyment. People have the CHOICE not to visit sites that they deem to be
offensive. It’s time the American people take responsibly for their own actions
on the Internet, and stop insisting that the government do it for them.
Copyright Mistress Ren 2005
Page Updated
11/29/05
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