Gettin' Political
For some reason, I'm feeling in a political mood today. Maybe it's because I'm pensive, or maybe it's because I'm disappointed in the things I see around me.
Either way, I just want to say that I think our entire governmental structure is a complete wreck, and it's beyond repair. The judicial system, the executive branch, and Congress...there is supposed to be checks and balances between each of these bodies, but it has gotten to the point where there is no accountability to any of them. I think that somewhere along the way they have lost perspective. It's not about the people, the state, or the federal government as much is it is about how much power every person in these branches can achieve. This has come at the cost of the populace, and we are all suffering.
In my very first legal interview, the interviewer asked me directly: "why did you go from a job in engineering to law school to become a lawyer?" I figured that it was a fair question and one that I had asked myself many times before that day and many times since. My answer was "I want to save the world." Simple, but the "wrong" answer as I have previously explained. I didn't mean for this answer to be taken as a joke because I didn't mean for it to be, but it was truly how I felt. I still feel that way. Somehow, I think that becoming a lawyer, a patent attorney at that, will somehow help me to develop skills to help save the world. No, I don't think of this as saving the world religiously in a salvation sort of way. Instead, I want to save the world from itself, and changing the way our government operates and treats people is the hardest charge. However, this is the first place to start as I see this as being key to people recognizing that it's time to take personal responsibility and the government isn't going to bail you out when you make stupid choices.
It's not the place of the government to legislate morality, but because no one wants to take responsibility for their actions, that is precisely what our government has to do to require common decency. I think the goverment should be changed to only govern what is necessary, nothing more and nothing less. Once our government starts taking responsibility for their actions, the people will soon follow suit; everyone will start to respect others instead of treating them as the next stepping stone to get where they're trying to go. I want to be part of the revolution, but I don't know where to start.
If you've gotten this far (which I'm amazed if you have), I would like to pass along something that I have read but have to continue to re-read in order to fully grasp what is being professed. It is "The Law" by Frederick Bastiat. It was written in the early 1800's, but it is still as applicable today as it was then. This is just something to consider. I'm not trying to cram any political agenda down anyone's throat, but just trying to challenge you to consider an alternative to what we have now. Read it, don't read it. Either way, thanks for at least taking the time to read this far. I will try to give you something a bit lighter tomorrow. Anyone who knows me knows that I prefer funny to serious!
SUIT UP!...errrr, cheers yo!
Either way, I just want to say that I think our entire governmental structure is a complete wreck, and it's beyond repair. The judicial system, the executive branch, and Congress...there is supposed to be checks and balances between each of these bodies, but it has gotten to the point where there is no accountability to any of them. I think that somewhere along the way they have lost perspective. It's not about the people, the state, or the federal government as much is it is about how much power every person in these branches can achieve. This has come at the cost of the populace, and we are all suffering.
In my very first legal interview, the interviewer asked me directly: "why did you go from a job in engineering to law school to become a lawyer?" I figured that it was a fair question and one that I had asked myself many times before that day and many times since. My answer was "I want to save the world." Simple, but the "wrong" answer as I have previously explained. I didn't mean for this answer to be taken as a joke because I didn't mean for it to be, but it was truly how I felt. I still feel that way. Somehow, I think that becoming a lawyer, a patent attorney at that, will somehow help me to develop skills to help save the world. No, I don't think of this as saving the world religiously in a salvation sort of way. Instead, I want to save the world from itself, and changing the way our government operates and treats people is the hardest charge. However, this is the first place to start as I see this as being key to people recognizing that it's time to take personal responsibility and the government isn't going to bail you out when you make stupid choices.
It's not the place of the government to legislate morality, but because no one wants to take responsibility for their actions, that is precisely what our government has to do to require common decency. I think the goverment should be changed to only govern what is necessary, nothing more and nothing less. Once our government starts taking responsibility for their actions, the people will soon follow suit; everyone will start to respect others instead of treating them as the next stepping stone to get where they're trying to go. I want to be part of the revolution, but I don't know where to start.
If you've gotten this far (which I'm amazed if you have), I would like to pass along something that I have read but have to continue to re-read in order to fully grasp what is being professed. It is "The Law" by Frederick Bastiat. It was written in the early 1800's, but it is still as applicable today as it was then. This is just something to consider. I'm not trying to cram any political agenda down anyone's throat, but just trying to challenge you to consider an alternative to what we have now. Read it, don't read it. Either way, thanks for at least taking the time to read this far. I will try to give you something a bit lighter tomorrow. Anyone who knows me knows that I prefer funny to serious!
SUIT UP!...errrr, cheers yo!
posted by Rocco @ 10:00 PM
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