We must also end our wars overseas. Our greatest battle is at home: saving our economy. While keeping troops overseas may make job numbers look better, it makes our national bank account look worse. If other nations want us to act as their military -- as their world police -- they should pay for it. They should not only cover our costs, we need to earn a profit that we can take home and use to pay for our own defense. Freedom isn't free. If they want a lower price or more say in the matter, they can become a U.S. territory and apply for statehood.
Last, and perhaps most important, the idea that money equals speech must end, along with the false notion that corporations are people. We need a Constitutional Amendment that clearly states that to be a citizen, one must have a pulse. This amendment should also define, and not redefine, speech as written, verbal or other physical communication, such as sign language.
Money is not speech. It is not a way to speak louder. It is merely a way to quietly subdue the free speech of others. If speech is free and money is speech and all men and women are created equal, then we should all have equal wealth to ensure we all have the equal right to speak. This would be absurd, and if our Supreme Courts cannot see this error, then we must make an Amendment to clarify the intent of our Constitution.
In summary, we can make it out of this Great Recession as a nation. But to do so, we must have a plan. We must defend our economy as we defend our borders, working together to end our current class warfare. Our leaders need to think long-term and fight more for the success of our nation than the success of their next election. If voters do not see them as heroes now, let the historians correct that mistake. We cannot keep dragging on. The time for action is now.
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