If Pro is
the Opposite of Con, what is the Opposite of Progress?
The US declaration of independence states that:
“We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Webster’s dictionary defines being equal as:
1as great as; the same as.
2evenly proportioned or balanced
The US Constitution lays out for us what congress shall be
comprised of:
The House of Representatives shall
be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several
States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite
for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
If all men are created equal, and equality is being the same
as, our congress is elected to be our representatives, our equals that are evenly
proportioned or balanced. Yet we find ourselves at an impasse, forced into a
sequester of funding because our elected officials could not work together and
balance a budget. The consequences of this sequestration will be widely felt
beyond the government employees that are being furloughed or having the pay cut
by up to 20%. Those employees will not be able to spend their money on gas,
entertainment, restaurants, or groceries. Yet our congress, our elected equal
representatives, will see no change in their pay. Actually, quite the opposite,
as President Obama signed an executive order, giving them a 0.5% raise in
salary effective March 27th.
How can we have faith in, and support , a government that
does not take responsibility for its actions? Congress should STEP UP and join
those furloughed employees without pay, but working to solve our current
situation. The average pay of Congress is $174,000, multiplied by 535 voting
member is $93,090,000 and should help to balance the necessary cuts until a balanced
budget can be passed. Political parties should not separate our elected
representatives from doing their job.
This is a call to all of CONgress to JOIN US in feeling the
pain of their lack of PROgress.
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