useless, but not for long

i'm not one to subject people to my political persuasion, but something has stuck in my craw lately and i'm trying to either purge or reconcile it here. however, i doubt it will be so simple.

the Declaration of Independence states:

"...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government"

i'm not an anarchist. i think the founding fathers were some admirable thinkers, and quite wise. while they were addressing their current situation with England, they were foretelling our situation today and highlighting the struggle of mankind to govern itself.

the Nine Charges of Odinism state:

To suffer no evil to go unremedied and to fight against the enemies of Faith, Folk and Family: my foes I will fight in the field, nor will I stay to be burnt in my house.

these quotes have become parallel in my mind.

there is something bad wrong in this country and the world. i do not think that sitting idly by and waiting for the storm to pass is going to yield a bright clear day, i think the agendas at hand are sinister where the common man is concerned.

i do not want to be burnt in my house, yet that's what we're all doing. of course, we don't know what to do, and we can barely conceive of the conditions that could be right around the corner. we are the generation of fat american privilege, after all.

if what's going on in washington isn't 'unremedied evil', i don't know what is.

we have the right to make this right, but we lack the courage and the vision. if there were a march on washington with pitchforks and torches tomorrow, i'd be there...however, i'm unlikely to start one myself. ugh.

i don't know how to go about it, but i do know what i'd like to see happen. i want to march up to the capitol and fire every lousy fucker in the place. they could be replaced by people who truly want to serve the people...if you have the conviction to govern the people of this country you need to put your money where your mouth is. all of the members of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government should take a (verifiable) oath of poverty for the length of their term. i'm talking sackcloth and ashes.