[MD] The MoQ and Politics?

[Andy Skelton]

In my vision, politics have become too static. The MOQ seeks balance
(not between left and right but static and dynamic) but politics and
government have been becoming overly static. The power vested in
"Homeland Security" says it all.

The MOQ must bring us closer to anarchy before it can begin to favor
the static again. Be careful how you read the word "anarchy". It does
not mean "total chaos." It's more like "very little power vested in
any authority."

If I could make one change to contemporary patterns of government it
would be greater strength of the deconstructive force.

The force that builds more and more government can be called
constructive force, though the term is loaded. However, its true aim
is to codify, ossify, and conserve for all time whatever those in
power deem to be "right" for them at the time. That force is what
pushes good, learning, evolving, dynamic patterns into static.

Some of such construction is good. Too much is bad. Right now we have
far too much of this ossifying force in government. In my view, the
fatal flaw of the U.S. constitution is that it makes it too hard to
let go of the static. The "constructive" force has a distinct
advantage against the equally important "deconstructive" force.

Deconstruction by appeal to justice, repeal of law, and executive
prerogative have proven inadequate. It should be enshrined in any new
constitution that juries have the powers of acquittal and
nullification.

If I could make a second change, it would be enshrined that the trust
of public office comes with personal accountability for the exercise
of its powers. No man or woman may exercise power over others if their
actions are above the law.

By what I wrote above you might guess that I am both anti-Bush and
anti-Obama. To me, they are two heads of the same deadly dragon. The
two parties in power have many quid pro quo arrangements and they have
a stranglehold on the political process by which other parties might
become powerful. Quality is not served by their tenacious continuity.

The Pirate Party seems to be getting a foothold in Europe and northern
Africa. Why doesn't the U.S. have a Pirate Party yet?

Andy

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Mary <marysonthego at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings!
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> Don't know that we should get into this morass, but Horse did suggest it.  I
> figure if I want to get into an argument about politics, all I have to do is
> shout "Obama" at the top of my voice in the middle of the office and the
> fight would be on!  I can visualize me and a few other hardy souls
> entrenched in an unused cubicle with only paper-clips to defend ourselves.
> What hope have we against the angry mob with the latest model Glock
> screensavers?
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> They say there are blue states, but from my vantage point I can only see red
> and think with longing of such a promised land.
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> Nah, I'm probably projecting and Pirsig voted for McCain/Palin.
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> Who would the MoQ support for president if the MoQ were a registered voter?
> And why?
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