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Originally Posted by Finnster
Perry, running around talking about succession and assassination of the Fed Chairman.
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Actually the secession part is misquoted. He was referring to people being upset and the small secession movement going on in Texas, he never supported or endorsed it.
On the Bernanke note, I have to agree for the most part with Perry. Ron pretty much holds similar views on the Fed Chairman as well. Some quick searches will pull this up.
Paul has many great ideas, but it's when he goes off the deep end that loses people. I could very well support him, but, unfortunately he has zero charisma and people like a candidate to talk all pretty and tell them life will be swell. That's how Obama got elected. No one paid attention to his voting record, business and personal affiliations, or the substance of who he was. They got all wrapped up in hope and change and hating GWB.
The best thing that can happen for us is for more political parties to arise. Giving ultimate control to one party is disastrous every time.
The problem is, we have to have people willing to put everything on the table including the military. The only thing I will not support at all for military cuts is pay, pension, and benefits. You leave those three alone.
We have to start making cuts though, everywhere. There's a lot of little stuff that can add up quickly. For example take the subsidized flights to rural areas, many times flying empty or with 2-3 people on board. These types of things add up quickly.
One major thing I personally think would be effective is a national Maintenance Core that is run as a branch of the military but responsible for maintenance off all federal equipment, vehicles, and properties. This would be an effective way to eliminate billions in cost and redundancies.
I would combine federal law enforcement under one roof with two branches. One would handle matters of a foreign nature and one domestic.
I think it's also time that we put up many of the cabinet positions for election. No reason we shouldn't be able to vote for our own Attorney General, Secretary of Treasury, etc, just like the states do. We should also put up the Supreme court and other federal Judgeships up for election. Doing these things would drastically reduce the total power and influence a president holds today.
As for the military, you have to start forcing them to work together and shared platforms more. Yes they can still be specialized to each others needs but at least be based off the same basic platform. The F35 JSF is a prime example although I still believe having an air superiority fighter like the F22 is necessary. However, the core make up should be based off the F35.
Again, like I have posted before what we really need in this country is a constitutional convention to address many of these issues.
We are facing a major teetering point in which it will take more than just some elections to fix. The control center in Washington needs to be broken down and reorganized. During this time we need to strengthen our national security and bring our military home. I also believe that spending time and money modernizing and streamlining our voting system is critical. Doing this would allow us as citizens much greater control over our country.