Thursday, October 09, 2008
Politicians - vs. the American People
The American people seem to believe in certain things; however, our elected representatives aren't listening...
Some time ago, Newt Gingrich wrote about it at HumanEvents.com:
"Here's a sampling of the American people's most widely held views. Compare and contrast these views with what you hear and see coming out of Washington today:
96% believe it is important for the President and Congress to address the issue of Social Security in the next few years.
94% believe children should be allowed a moment of silence to pray to themselves in public school if they desire.
93% believe al Qaeda poses a very serious threat to the United States.
93% believe, in the worker visa program, that each worker should take an oath to obey the United States law and to be deported if the worker commits a crime while in the United States.
93% believe it is important to acknowledge today the reference to God in the Declaration of Independence -- that we are endowed by our Creator with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
92% believe our focus should clearly be to provide long-term solutions instead of short-term fixes.
91% believe we should dramatically increase our investment in math and science education.
91% believe we should hold city governments to the same standards for cleaning waste water as are applied to the private industry.
90% approve of a Christmas tree or a Menorah being placed on public property during the holiday season."
