How can we (Americans) stop the deterioration of our country?

Question

I'm sick to death of everything-terrorism, bin Laden, the erosion of civil liberties, the constant lying by our government... I could go on for ever. I hate this feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that seems to be permeating the country. Aside from voting, what can we, the average American citizens do to get our country back?

Answer 1

There are many places in the world where things are much worse than in the USA.
From a political view, neither major party has the "one best plan" for America. Hopefully someone will step up to the plate with OUR interests at heart instead of their political party's agenda. For the Republicans the closest we have to that would be Thompson.
For the Democrats, Obama is by far the lesser of two evils.

We need to insist our government:
Stop illegal immigration and solve the problems with those already here

Reduce our foreign debt before China burys us economically

End all special interest legislation and attempts

Drastically reduce our dependency on foreign energy

Stop giving away our technological advancements and intellectual property

More precisely focus our anti-terrorism efforts and stop "country-building"

Our youth should spnd a minimum amount of time "in service" to the country to get full benefits of the rights we enjoy. Not necessarily in the military, there are thousands of ways a young person can serve the country.

Answer 2

The following may seem like gigantic things that the average person could not do; but remember the Founders where just as average as anyone else. All that is lacking is the unity and the will to carry these through. And as such here are my proposals:

By forming a viable third party. One that is not beholden to either the Bog Corps or the special interests crowd. One that actually represents the Common Working Class Citizen and does not care what the Corporations or other Special interests think.

By modifying the federal.State and Local laws to make it so that a more diverse assortment of people can run for offices.
This will allow for a greater amount of points of view to gain a Stage from which to speak to the People, as is fitting and proper.

By allotting a certain amount of seats in the House by proportional representation. This would ensure that it would not just be a two-party make pretend game anymore.

By returning to the States the Right to Elect Senators. This would go a long way toward restoring Checks and Balances

By amending the Constitution so that Supreme Court Judges serve no more than 12 years. And by making them impeachable by the House and triable by the Senate.

By placing strict term limits on all Representatives and Senators; perhaps 6 terms for Reps, and 2 for Senators. And by making these life time limits.

By making it easier for States to recall those that do not adequately represent them. This is the only recourse that a People can have against a two faced Representative. And it is shameful that we can not do so now.

By abolishing the IRS, AND the FED!

By abolishing the plethora of Federal, State and Local regulatory agencies that have made this Country into a de facto Communist/Fascist bastard that the founders would not even recognize.

By returning to paper ballots. Electronic machines are simple not a reliable method of voting while the machine code is a trade secret. Paper ballots have been proven with the test of time, and could be made from recycled paper.

By forcing our servants to head our word. That is by taking to the streets and demanding that our Voice be heard in the Public forum.

and if all of that fails by a restructuring of the power distribution!

Answer 3

I personally think we need to turn away from the media and do the research ourselves on many topics, thus forming our own opinion. We need to speak up against our representatives that refuse to do what we, the voters, wanted. We must unite more than ever and not allow to be stepped on. We must help each other out. We need to look ahead and work together as a country, not like a political party or company. I feel that our civil liberties need to be given back and we need to hold our government accountable but the only way we can do that is if we unite and fight them. I've felt hopeless many times, wondering if our country will ever wake up. Until last year, I thought about all our efforts going down the drain. But then I realized that, when we want to, we can stand up for what we want the most. Don't be afraid of the government, remember that we pay them. I also wish that we can capture Bin Laden for once and for all and we can defend our borders too. Thanks!

Answer 4

This is one of the most interesting questions out there, it goes hand in hand with, "Is there more I could be doing to help out our nation?" It is hard to look at life as an ordinary American citizen and wonder if there is something more that you could do. Voting is the beginning, after that things are not as easy.

One of the things that I find is fun to do and helps to point things in a direction is not looking so much at a national point of view. We all get fixed on this idea that in order to change the way things are going we have to change the leadership at the very top. However, this is really not the case, the leaders at the top are important, but at the same time they are not instrumental in effecting change the way your local leaders are.

A little over a year ago I got involved with a historical project taking place in my hometown. Now we are not a big town or anything like that, but we have a lot of history in our town. It was sitting on that council helping determine what historical information should be brought to the attention of the citizens as well as to visitors that I realized I was making a small impact. This is where I really recommend that you get started. If you really want to see change start attending those local city council meetings and the county board meetings. It is through this process that you can start making changes at a local level, a place where the changes are going to have an impact directly on you.

Once you get involved there they can help you get more involved in larger group workings, things that will lead to a much larger social impact on the entire nation. More than anything, I guess I am saying simply that in an effort to make a difference you have to start small and work your way up. There are few who can navigate the current when going up the political river.

Answer 5

ok, yet look at it this form. some united states has a organic disaster. And the U. S. sends a million million money properly worth of medical components, and a rustic like Germany deliver 2 million money in medical components. you would be magnificent in asserting the Germans despatched extra help, different than... They the two get further on and American C-a hundred thirty delivery plane, off loaded by an American floor team, after touchdown at an airstrip that we fastened, or outfitted, and have been given working to shield the transport of components. upload interior the fee of handing over those components, and the reality the venture could be risky, so that's our lives on the line, and you will see the place we get the belief we do extra. yet i'm uncertain, you're able to be magnificent. I say we end helping all people for the subsequent 10 years, just to work out if our help fairly makes any difference.

Answer 6

do you remember the story of the little boy named Peter holding back the flood waters by sticking his finger into the dyke and saving Holland? Well that's just a story. Europe, the US have invited the infidels into the heartland as has Canada. More than that nice North American men and women are dying for a war that can't ever be won. You can't "fix" Afghanistan. No one asked Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld or their corporate entities- Harken, Haliburton; Kellog ,Brown and Root to attack Iraq when Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 tragedy. I would think voting for democratic candidates would help.
At least in WWII there was a clear menace, but these more recent wars are for the profit of families who have made money off the blood of their neighbor's sons for centuries.
Maybe pray. I wouldn't advise a revolution

Answer 7

Terrorism is not unique to the USA, in fact, we probably have less than most countries, Bin Laden is a criminal that eventually will have to face Justice, but the last I heard, no one suspects that he is in the USA and as far as his threat, see above statement on Terrorism; Erosion of civil liberties, I feel you'd be hard pressed to find any other country with more civil liberties than the USA. Aside from voting, get involved, have neighborhood watches and take back our neighborhoods from the criminals through lawful cooperation with the law enforcement agencies, support our troops - agree or disagree with the war, but support the men and women that risk their lives in the uniforms of the USA. Take action to secure our borders, contact legislators, start and circulate petitions of registered voters that support secure borders and send them to the House and Senate, support enforcement of current immigration laws. The only thing necessary for evil to win is for good men (and women) to do nothing.

Answer 8

Reject political correctness and multiculturalism. Get the government out of our homes and schools. Fight illegal immigration. Abolish the IRS and replace it with a national sales tax. Vote libertarian or independent. reject and remove Democrats from office since they have no ideas. And get rid of the republicans since the only ideas they have are bad ones. Do away with the welfare state and make people be responsible for their own lives instead of making the working class pay for it. Do away with about 90 percent of the laws in this country and then enforce the the ones that actually count. Just to name a few.

Answer 9

When the wrong is right and the right is wrong; that kind of thinking is what caused Rome to fall. I am afraid that you are seeing the beginning of the end. Say what you want but it all begins with how we view our fellow man. Today there is mis-trust everywhere. Look around. Religious maniacs kill women and children in the name of their God in many countries. Wars are everywhere. People have forgotten that government works for them. The people ARE the government. If you don't like the elected employee's of government, get rid of them. Establish term limits on all elected public servants. That includes judges at all levels. Have a three party system instead of just two. Freedom is not free. The concerned ones must start a grass roots movement to rid our government of corporation lobbyists and donations, set term limits, demand tougher laws, get rid of judges who don't impose tough laws, get rid of plea agreements from repeat hard core criminals, have a monetary award system for excellent teachers, re-training for below grade teachers, make parents responsible for their teens crimes and fine them, hire more police, enforce by heavy fines traffic violators, and the beat goes on.

But take heart. What man refuses to do to correct the fairness in life, God will... and soon. Just remember the Lord's Prayer and know that those things will soon be here. This world and it's goverments are under Satan's rule. Believe IT. But Satan and his demons will soon be gone for a good while after they are thrown into the abiss for a thousand years. Man can never rule over man. Only God can do that.

Answer 10

My but you have a short viewpoint of history! Deterioration of our country? I'll take today over most of the 60's and 70's. And for that matter, the 30's and early 40's.

Yes, the terrorism is being overhyped, but that's the media's fault. Before terrorism it was the "Year of the Shark" and other such nonsense. Turn off the damn TV and radio and escape the nonstop negativity eminating from them.

Erosion of civil liberties? How many Americans have actually had their civil liberties violated unjustly. Damn few! And eventually the courts stepped in and stopped it, as they should have. Foreigners picked up on battlefields fighting out of uniform have no civil liberties. In the good old days they'd be interrogated and shot as spies. Now we house them in a tropical prison and give them 3 square meals a day and all the Korans and prayer time they can eat.

The only liars in gov't are the ones telling us the sky is falling. Stop listening to them.

Honestly, turn off the 24 hour cable news networks. Get out and enjoy how wonderful our country really is. Go read a book instead of the newspaper.

It's getting so bad that I can't watch TV news any more. I'll go on the internet, but I shy away from all the Terrorism and war stories. Read a good business story or local story. Far more interesting.