How Government works

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.




Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two people, one person to write the instructions and one person to do time studies.

Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?" So they created a Quality Control department and hired two people, one to do the studies and one to write the reports.

Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created two positions, a time keeper and a payroll officer, then hired two people.

Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?"

So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an Administrative Officer, an Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary.

Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year, and we are $918,000 over budget. We must cut back." So they laid off the night watchman.

NOW slowly, let that sink in.

Quietly, we go like sheep to slaughter.

Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY..... during the Carter Administration?

Anybody?

Anything?

No?

Didn't think so!

Bottom line: We've spent several hundred billion dollars in support of an agency...the reason for which not one person who reads this can remember!

Ready?? It was very simple . . . and, at the time, everybody thought it very appropriate.

The Department of Energy was instituted on 8/04/1977 TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.


Hey, pretty efficient, huh???


AND, NOW, IT'S 2010 -- 33 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE! THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?"

A little over 33 years ago, 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.

Ah, yes -- the good old Federal bureaucracy!!


NOW, WE HAVE TURNED THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY OVER TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?

Hello!! Anybody Home?

Why I voted for Tom Graves

My country is in trouble.

Sure, we face terroristic threats from enemies abroad, but our greatest threats to the liberties I have been blessed to enjoy arise from our domestic enemies. I'm not talking about what the main stream media likes to refer to as home grown terrorists, but, rather, I'm concerned with the progressive movement that has swept up this country over the previous two years. I'm concerned because our government no longer resembles the government envisioned by our founders.

A Pastor of the Pilgrims wrote in a letter to them before they departed for the new country - (original spelling maintained):

Lastly, whereas you are become a body politik, using amongst your selves civill governmente, and are not furnished with any persons of spetiall eminencie above ye rest, to be chosen by you into office of government, let your wisdome & godlines appeare, not only in chusing shuch as doe entirely love and will promote ye comone good but also in yeelding unto them all due honour & obedience in their lawfull administrations; not behoulding in them ye ordinarinesse of their persons, but Gods ordinance for your good, not being like ye foolish multitud who more honour ye gay coate, then either ye vertuous minde of ye man, or glorious ordinance of ye Lord. But you know better things, & that ye image of ye Lords power & authoritie which ye magistrate beareth, is honourable, in how meane persons soever. And this dutie you both may ye more willingly and ought ye more conscionably to performe, because you are at least for ye present to have only them for your ordinarie governours, which your selves shall make choyse of for that worke.


From the Federalist Papers:

Government is, after all, the greatest of all reflections on human nature. If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels governed men, no controls on government would be necessary. But men govern men. So, security measures are necessary to control the abuses of government.

In framing a government, the great difficulty lies in this:
o first, the government must control the governed, and
o second, it must be forced to control itself.
The primary control on the government is its dependency on the people. But experience teaches us that more precautions are necessary.
Federalist Papers No. 10

The practical advice given in these writings is as important today as it was those centuries ago. The "consent of the governed" has been lost on the power structure of Washington. The power structure of Washington presents a class dichotomy - those in power, and those without. This is very similar to the "good ole boy" network that has existed for far too long inside the Gold Dome in Atlanta.

During his tenure there, Tom's leadership skills were recognized by many, including then speaker Richardson as he tapped Tom for one of his "hawk" positions. When Tom opposed Richardson on principle, refusing to believe politics is a "team sport", he was banished to office space across the street. Tom has the courage to face the challenges of Washington and will do so with a servant's heart.

I've heard Tom speak on many occasions, and I've heard many speak on his behalf - including his pastor. If you will allow me to borrow from the Bible in the book of Esther, I believe Tom is the right man for "such a time as this."