THE CALLOUS & OFTEN CRUEL
TREATMENT OF THE POOR
(ProVerse, Parables, Fables)
Part 8: The Poor: Money Politics & Campaign
Finance Reform
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Greetings Brethren,
Peace be unto you. To
the Church and believing Christians everywhere. To those that believe in the
Bible as the supreme authority that governs all of humankind. In this we give
thanks to God the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit that leads and guides us
the straightway.
Editors
Note:
Beloved
Brethren we are pleased to note the following for your thought and mediation
from one of our avid readers who attends the Catholic Church. Peace be unto
this beloved brother for his contributions and insight. Is there any way around
the money that comes often tainted although meant for the good use among the
masses? Will there ever be a true reform of a system that often needs no fixing
as it breaks down at every turn? What will the sages think on? Who will come
following the Wind as therein is the Spirit and high above the clouds is Truth
that floats on a see all sea for the masses and those with no mask.
Special Contribution to
FreedomJournal Press: Re: Part 6: Compassion For The Poor: The Attack On
Poverty
Dear
Mr. Patton,
Regarding
Part 6 below, you have it right with President Obama. I want to believe he is the breath of fresh
air many of us have been looking for, a President who sees both the plight and
the powerlessness of our Nation's people, the masses. The groundswell of "grass-roots"
money that came his way during his campaign was such an encouraging sign,
except when we realize that "money" has, and continues to be, at the
root of all our problems. For one thing,
We are now Nine Trillion Dollars in debt, a time to empower our nation to
re-energize from the ground up, as our future, at this time more than any
other, requires and demands it if we are to remain solvent and a world
leader. But because of special interest,
everything in Congress remains a stalemate.
And even now with Health Care Reform, money interests are watering
everything down to mere rhetoric, "the use of language designed to have a
persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but is often lacking in
sincerity or meaningful content."
My
opinion: We as a Nation will continue to
lose ground economically, so long as money is so powerfully funneled to the
top, by the top. This is true in
business as well as politics. Business
leaders are constantly pressed by their most wealthy stockholder's to meet
quarterly earnings expectations.
Legislators cannot act without being tied to special interests and their
promised support for their next multi-million dollar national or state-wide
campaign. Politicians and Political
Contributors: These are the players in
today's game. The rest of us are but
spectators in the stands.
As
I see it, we will not have confidence in our nation's political leadership
until "We the People" stand up and force Congress to pass strong
Campaign Finance Reform. Instead of a
Nation that is run for people at the top by people at the top, let's get back
to a governmental system that empowers governance "by the people and for
the people."
My
emphasis is on changing the "system."
My opinion: Campaign Finance
Reform is the essential starting place.
Respectfully
yours,
The Confrontation of Power & The Powerless
John feasted on certain political realities
and some that
came laying in wait by the wayside
offered many
messages of no hope. Still the
answer was Jesus as
Job became a leaning post for many
that believed and
were loyal to God and country.
Meanwhile relying on his Helper he
looked up toward
the source of his strength. What is
power? Does power
confront the powerless or do those
with no power
confront power? But how can one
without power confront
those with power?
He surely needed some help here
thus he looked to the
Spirit and not to us as we are in
the flesh although we
call out things we are sent to say.
John saw power
as man saw power in a position of
authority. He also saw
it in the ability to act or produce
an effect.
Control and influence also came in
the breast of power.
Meanwhile the poor had very little
if any influence. They
also had no authority as they had
to go to the authorities
for almost every need. But could
they act on something
to produce an effect?
What of the numbers of those that
are so-called powerless?
So in a world of flesh the
powerless as they garnered up
numbers could have some effect.
How? John knew that all
was not lost as he pondered the
so-called political realities
of his time and day.
He also knew that God the Creator
gave power to all that
believed. So as the powerless
believed they were/are empowered
by God. What does this mean in a
political arena that is governed
by the world’s standards? Is there
then a crushing defeat among
those powerless as only money is
power?
The one-eyed man and the one sided
man resigned in the disbelief
of the poor and the powerless
having power. However the Wind
blew hard all night and day. The
sea came up from the earth
and the birds flew while the cock
cried out at the break of day.
I felt the rain as I relished the
sunshine.
I also saw the clouds move and the
clear sky that came and went
were seen from my exclusive eyes.
What did you see? No man
had the balance or power to move
the universe or come inside the
Creation. Power left those who left
or never found God. Money
thus fell down in shame as it was
used for only a little while.
Cont. Part 9: Apathy Vs. Hope Among the Poor
“Who Will Just Try Jesus Way?”
Peace
and Golden Paradise, Carl A. Patton writing for the FreedomJournal Press 11
September 2009 in the year of our Lord and savior Christ Jesus.