filibuster: the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action, especially in a legislative assembly
dilatory: 1. tending or intended to cause delay; 2. characterized by procrastination
Fuel prices are up 400 percent since 2001(big oil reports record profits to the tune of 40 Billion dollars). Food prices are skyrocketing. Whether global warming exists or not, we have about 30 years of fossil fuels remaining. Water sources are becoming contaminated. Desertification. Racial tension. The War on Terror. Nuclear proliferation in irresponsible countries. Health Care.
These are significant problems that are most significantly affecting Americans within the lower socio-economic tier, the lower 90 percentile. Knowing the impact of these problems, one would think that Congress would quickly enact solutions to improve the quality of life for its constituency. So why haven't we seen these solutions? Why do we see endless debate that only highlights our representatives' awareness of our quality of life while doing little to effect solutions?
Perhaps it would be better to ask, "Who among us is voting?" Our representatives are apathetic because they know that we have forgotten the premise of our democratic system, that the true power to effect change isn't with the representatives, but with us - in our VOTE.
dilatory: 1. tending or intended to cause delay; 2. characterized by procrastination
Fuel prices are up 400 percent since 2001(big oil reports record profits to the tune of 40 Billion dollars). Food prices are skyrocketing. Whether global warming exists or not, we have about 30 years of fossil fuels remaining. Water sources are becoming contaminated. Desertification. Racial tension. The War on Terror. Nuclear proliferation in irresponsible countries. Health Care.
These are significant problems that are most significantly affecting Americans within the lower socio-economic tier, the lower 90 percentile. Knowing the impact of these problems, one would think that Congress would quickly enact solutions to improve the quality of life for its constituency. So why haven't we seen these solutions? Why do we see endless debate that only highlights our representatives' awareness of our quality of life while doing little to effect solutions?
Perhaps it would be better to ask, "Who among us is voting?" Our representatives are apathetic because they know that we have forgotten the premise of our democratic system, that the true power to effect change isn't with the representatives, but with us - in our VOTE.
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