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September 16 How well does the government protect you?In a recent NY Times article, President Bush was quoted as saying, "Through this tragedy, great duties have come to our nation." I have a quesion for the President: Why did it take a disaster of this severity to push the government to action? Why does a government fighting an unpopular war based on being proactive rather than reactive, refuse to protect America at home by building a well-prepared and competent Federal government? Can you imagine the President saying that following the Iraq war we will disband our military and reinstate it after the next horrific tragedy because only then does our nation have "great duties" to protect its citizens?
No, Mr. President. It is not this tragedy that brought great duties to our nation. It is the United States Consitution. Alongside "common defense" lie "domestic Tranquility" and "general Welfare", neither of which are provided by an administration that charges off to Iraq yet underfunds disaster-relief agencies, refuses to guarantee health care, and bans certain funding for stem cell research that could relieve sufferring for countless Americans.
I shouldn't be surprised because for 15 of the 23 years of my life, my government has told me that government is not the solution but rather the problem. Yesterday, however, President Bush acknowledged the government's critical role in the hurricane recovery, but only after tremendous loss of life.
This is not protecting America. The government must do its best to protect Americans not only from military threats, but from natural disasters, the effects of untimely layoffs, and genetic disease. These are always our nation's great duties and we need leaders who understand this. TrackbacksThe trackback URL for this entry is: http://ydwafedleg.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!60422F5F9D13CD5E!143.trak Weblogs that reference this entry
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