Apparently the majority of voting Americans feel that the government knows better than they do how to manage their lives-- so that being said--
I expect that those who voted for Obama will remove their children from their private schools and enroll them in the public ones-- after all, the goverment knows best and we want to ensure that EVERYONE receives exactly the same education and opportunities.
That those same people will allow the bureaucracy that plagues the VA to infect their medical care. I mean, just because you've PAID for your health insurance, doesn't necessarily mean YOU should get medical care before others or in the location of your preference. Expect months to year long waits for procedures and diminished access to health care for "hopeless" cases.
That they will allow the government to determine the timing and viability of your children-- its only a small step from allowing abortion to encouraging it in the cases of "undesirable" children who would be a "drain" on society. Particularly when society is footing the bill for these children.
That they will abandon their protests of free speech since they rapidly have abandoned their recognition of other portions of the Bill of Rights.
That they will immediately start writing checks for the government to determine where and how to spend. Regardless of income-- your tax money will be used to fund an increasing array of social-welfare and special interest groups.
That they will prepare for a semi-imminent shift in world-power and increased intimidation in the face of a US leader who is more interested in accomodation than defense.
But, the majority has spoken. That being said, I hope you all somehow found something I missed and that our new president turns out to be the man you hope for, and not an embodiment of the lack of traditional American values I fear. I will defend those values in my home and with my family and will watch the next 4 years with a mixture of curiousity and hope that things are not as dark as they seem right now.
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You know the best thing about our constitution... the fact that it has built in checks and balances. So, when people freak out about who the president is, they should remember that the Dems don't have a filibuster proof majority in Congress, and that the Supreme Court is loaded with conservatives. Our forefathers didn't give any one branch so much power that they can push the entire country off course. I lived through 8 years of Bush, and although I don't think that the country is on the right course, I manage not to lay the entire blame at his feet. That, and I manage to live in a gun happy red state, but I realize that the things that make me like Repubs are more in number than what make me different. At the end of the day we all love our country, our children, and our right to be free to make as many dumb choices as we can.
Yup. Very true Claud. It should be an interesting couple of years!
The supreme court will be altered for 2 generations with Obama in office. At least 2 justices will retire and be replaced. And remember, the 2nd amendment decision last year was only a 5-4 split. Not a conservative court in anyones mind.
We need not wait 4 years for a change. The entire House will be up for re-election in 2 years. That's enough time to see what they have in them.
Our founders did not view government service as a career but a duty that, once served, the participants should return to their civilian occupation. We would all be better off were that to become the norm once more.
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