KING of the UNITED STATES

While we place SOOOOOOOOO much emphasis on our presidents and presidential elections, and attribute all our ills and glory to this individual in this office; this is but the executive branch of a three branch (or FOUR branch) structure.

Now, the Supreme Court (judicial branch) is appointed — so we don’t get much direct input into that powerhouse… that leaves us with our legislative branch, Congress (arguably the most important and critical branch). Unfortunately, Congress is rather perceived as a huge mass of nearly nameless faces and suffering general uselessness or full loss of integrity. That’s why it’s a lot easier to get mad at that one President guy. But is it mature, or functional, or even dangerous to persist with this consolidation of blame and hope in one individual? The position of president becomes the personification of leadership and utmost power. But it’s just not accurate.

The problem with trying to care about Congress though, is that we ONLY get to vote for representatives of our individual states. This reality leaves us ill-equipped as individuals to personally assert ANY meaningful influence on the operational mass of the governing body. What are we to do?

ONE REFORM SUGGESTION: We the People — We the Nation, get the pleasure and luxury of the opportunity to now elect six posts of importance within these institutions (to which currently we are not permitted influence); the majority/minority leaders and speakers of both houses. This would give us a chance to get all excited and worked up about seven critical government executive positions, instead of just the one we get now. And why should the people get zero say in this? I mean, Nancy Pelosi? Does she represent this nation? Isn’t the bulk of the nation repulsed by this hypocritical shrew? Isn’t the abysmal sales of her book a quantifiable testament to this point? So why should We the People suffer her in her rather prominent and rather important position? Let the people vote for these elevated positions! — Also known as; “no taxation without representation”.

And speaking of taxation, there’s NO WAY the nation in general would elect Charlie Rangel to the leadership position in matters such as our taxes! We should get a say on this man’s stature within Congress. Sure, his state can elect him in as their embarrassment, but the NATION should get to decide if he is to become a BIGWIG within the congress! At THAT point it is no longer about the state that elected him., it is about the nation.

I would be comfortable suffering these losers, if there was a natural and national majority that actually played a role in their enjoyment of their elevated positions. But instead, they feel to me like some sort of U.S. nobility; that simply inherits, or is anointed into their posts (and consequently enjoying great influence and power for reasons beyond the understanding or control of the citizens).

Hell, we’ll skip the minority leaders; we’ll just vote for the powerful majority leaders. And maybe later continue on from there!

FOUR positions of U.S. Royalty are returned to the people as elected representives!