Its Because Its Illegal Stupid

Posted on January 15, 2008
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Years back the first George Bush was accused of not getting it, when it came time for the 1992 election.  Chants of Its the economy dummy or its the economy stupid were prevalent in social circles in an era when the internet had not yet reached a boiling point.

Today, I came across an interesting article that points out that when it comes to Michael Vick and dog fighting or baseball players and HGH or even other entertainers and drugs, its not about the personal attack of the government against African Americans or even against celebrities in general. 

There are many disparities in prosecution of African Americans and other minorities.  I have not diminishing that certain reality. 

However, the real issue in the situations I cited above is that these people are engaged in ILLEGAL activity.  The article on 103.9 WDKX RADIO ROCHESTER NY points out that it doesn’t matter if these are important or unimportant crimes, they are still crimes and the government takes what it can get when it comes to prosecutions.  So if an imbecilic NFL superstar wants to be stupid enough to run an illegal gambling and dog fighting ring in his own back yard with the evidence all over the place, then you can’t really attack the government for doing its job.

In fact, last spring most people were attacking the Virginia government for not doing its job, and that’s what triggered the Feds to step in.  They saw an obvious miscarriage of justice and stepped up to do something about it.

If You Do Not Like the Law, Do Something to Change It

So as the primaries continue to fight through a number of key states, there is one state that promises to identify some of the battle lines between gender, race, rich and poor and maybe a few other things, South Carolina.  South Carolina compared to the rest of the country has a very poor population.  It is expected that African American women will be largely responsible for picking the Democratic winner in South Carolina and for one of the first times in decades, maybe a hundred years, this group of people that have faced more inequality than almost any other group beside possibly Native Americans, who were just slaughtered wholesale by guns, disease and more, never having much of an opportunity to even be persecuted or treated inequitably because they were killed off in a massive genocide, but I digress.  This group of African American women finally has a key opportunity to make a difference for themselves and for the country.

The important thing for them to consider is who will truly change the status quo.  I mention the word change not because Barack Obama uses the word to evoke the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, but because change is definitely needed in very large doses.  The system is not only broken, its not only unfair, but it is crashing and if we do not change it, we will all be buried in the rubble.

So I say to all the people that feel that Michael Vick was treated unfairly, do something to change the system.  If you feel that Michael Vick should not be in jail for illegal gambling and dog fighting, then start working to make those activities legal.  Stand up for your convictions and do something to change the system.  If you think that baseball players should not be persecuted for HGH, then start calling your congressman and asking them to legalize HGH.  If you think that people should be allowed to smoke marijuana or crack or shoot heroin or sleep with little children in Neverland then do something to make it legal.  Take a stand. 

I may not agree with your stand, but I will respect you for standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.  We currently have a terrible President that can barely wake up in the morning without harming our country, the Constitution or the citizens of the US or the world for that matter.  We have this President because too few people stood up for what they believed in back in 1999 or 2003.  Now is the time to do something.

If you want to know who I am voting for in the upcoming election, I haven’t got a clue yet.  I will not vote for Hillary as I think she is corrupt.  I will not vote for Huckabee nor Romney as I think they are too religious and in the former case a closet fascist.  I would vote for Obama if Oprah were his running mate, but he can’t pick a VP before he locks up the nomination. 

I’m serious about Oprah, I think she should be President.  She’s a good communicator, very smart, and has a great track record of getting things done, making change and being successful.

I might also possibly vote for Edwards, McCain, Ron Paul, or just about any independent that enters the race.

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One Response to “Its Because Its Illegal Stupid”

  1. Jen on January 27th, 2008 11:49 am

    AWESOME COMMENTARY! I totally agree! I personally think that dog-fighting ranks up there with child-molestation — Taking advantage of and hurting innocent beings. If there are people out there who think dog-fighting should be legal, or think it’s not that big of a deal, go ahead and try to change the law! I’ll fight (in the political arena) to the death to keep that from happening. But rather than gripe about how M.V. doesn’t deserve prison time, or that it’s unfair in some way, quit whining and engage the political system to get what you want. Thanks for sharing this great commentary!

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