This Sounds Like It Could Be a Biiiig Problem

Sometimes, here where everything is seasoned right and you will never pick up the salt shaker, we like to focus on the home front, because what is the point of international politics if it's to prop up a worthless society?

I just read this, and I have to say, this is not good for the future of the United States. If at most three out of five teachers can handle basic questions about evolution and the history of the Earth, there is a major problem. The ones who don't understand are not indulging these children's curiosities, and that is why the Chinese as well as other countries can be seen lapping us over and over again on the sciences track. People will continue to complain about Obama trying to interfere with their lives, but it's for their own good. There's a reason so many people are held back by a glass ceiling in the United States: the education systems in nearly every state is terrible. And so is the restrictions put in place by insurance companies that essentially leave people to die if procedures cost too much.

For how unconstitutional these laws may be to some, maybe it's time for us to let the Constitution evolve. Sure, it was written for 1789, but today is different. For one thing, were the Founding Fathers carrying around machine guns? No. So why should anyone be carrying one around now? I'm fairly certain a shotgun will just as easily kill that deer. And leave less bullets to pull out if you plan to eat it.

John Quincy Adams wanted to buck trends and make laws that were beneficial to the population. Slave owners were extremely pissed off at him after he recognized Haitian independence, because that meant that slaves could run their own country and might jeopardize the use of slaves in the US. Adams bowed to their pressure, but it probably wouldn't have mattered, since the slaves in the US were extremely isolated from one another and struggled to foster any sort of rebellion to the terrible oppression they faced.

Like Obama now, Adams wanted to focus on building American infrastructure, but faced great opposition to his efforts, even from his own party. And despite losing his position in the 1828 election, Adams showed his commitment to his American System by joining the House of Representative 2 years after leaving office and serving almost 17 years for three different Massachusetts districts. He introduced so many bills to abolish slavery that southern Democrats invented a gag rule for him.

While Obama continues his commitment to the political strategy of the great orator Reagan, I think he should consider following in the footsteps of Quincy. The Senate was once a place for elder statesmen to debate whether laws would be beneficial, with party lines not being the frequent issue they are today.

In short, think about what the country needs, not what would be most popular. Because judging by the people we have teaching our children, we're getting dumber everyday.