Posted by
Loyal Democrat on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:47:24 PM
As the only honest Democrat around, I have found it necessary to toss my hat into the ring and run for president of the U.S. The other candidates only offer elusive hints at how they plan to achieve their bold plans for making everyone’s lives better, whereas I will clearly tell you what I can do, and how I plan to do it.
First, there is the issue of poverty. Rather than drain the vaults of the rich slowly, my plan will simply eradicate all wealth in one fell swoop. The present form of currency shall be deemed to be worthless, and replaced with a new LD currency. Everyone will then be given $100 million dollars, thus making everyone fabulously and equally rich. Poverty and equality are instantly achieved.
Next, I will make it a crime to charge money for any item that is deemed to be a necessity of life. All food, housing, medicine, transportation, and so forth will be available in unlimited quantities, all free of charge. The greedy suppliers that currently charge money for such services will be put out of business, and people will no longer be charged for items that are rightfully theirs for the asking.
Then I will abolish forced labor. Too many people go to jobs that they dislike, or they are paid less than they feel they deserve to make. Since forcing people to work just to earn money to buy things that they desire is akin to slavery, all people will be paid the same weekly income regardless of whether or not they work. Those that opt to work can choose their profession, and they will be paid the same as their coworkers regardless of the differences in abilities. People will no longer be penalized just because they performed poorly in school or opted to forego formal education altogether.
I will then eliminate the overcrowding in prisons by releasing all inmates. The prisoners are all victims of society’s lack of adequate attention and guidance, so society should not be able to just lock them away and ignore the responsibility we have to rehabilitate criminals.
I will eliminate all war by disbanding our military and offering a formal surrender to any foe that has a beef with us. Peace is easy to obtain if one simply surrenders and refuses to put up a fight. By allowing the other nations of the world to deal with us in a totally weakened state, they will no longer feel intimidated, and as a result they will like us more.
Since most Americans do not like them anyway, I will eradicate the Bill of Rights. The protection afforded free speech only serves to allow people to criticize and offend others. The right to bear arms just allows people to arm themselves against the government that is trying to look out for their needs. The protection against illegal searches just allows criminals to hide their goods, and besides, if a person is innocent, then they have nothing to hide. And the idiotic 10th amendment takes away the federal governments ability to control the people from a central location: such inefficiency! Rights are only used by people to commit acts that others would prefer they didn’t do, so for the benefit of the majority, the Bill of Rights must go.
Finally, it has become apparent that political elections only serve to divide the people into opposing camps, Causing bickering that only harms them. Therefore, I shall eliminate the need for all future elections by remaining in office for life.
Examine my platform, and you will see that I am really no different than the other candidates, except that I am at least honest. So it is time to admit that the politicians that you elect no longer serve you, rather you now serve them. And if you are going to live your life under a thumb, it may as well be the thumb of an honest guy like me.