US Government Shell Game

You know the “shell game”. The one where the street hustler has three shells and a little pea marble. You’re supposed to figure out which shell the marble is under.

We hear so much these days about The House of Representatives and the Senate (on both federal and state level) using committee groups. Adding another layer of scrutiny and time involved to passing legislation (doing their job)!

So it now takes longer (meaning it cost US more) for them to deal with a piece of legislation.

The committees are made up of House and Senate members.

Are we to believe while these members are in their committees we have “business as usual” in the House and Senate?

If so, does this mean the committee members don’t vote on issues which are discussed while they are in committee? Or does it mean they vote without full knowledge of the issues (since they missed discussions of the topic while serving in their committees)?

Perhaps if our government representatives worked a full 40-hour work, week like most Americans, they would have time to do their jobs without having to add the additional red tape, time and cost of committee groups.

This whole committee scenario is another way our government keeps increasing in size, numbers and cost.

We are one of the richest countries in the world. I suggest we got that way on the backs of hard working Americans. The backs which have been broken by a government unwilling to tighten its’ belt.

At a time when our country is on the verge of a depression, our government continues to squander the people’s money and resources.

With unemployment rates higher than it has been in 30 or more years and a housing fiasco as well as rental space that has unprecedented vacancy rates or government continues to grow and grow.

They aren’t working longer hours. They aren’t helping the citizens in any substantial way.

We shouldn’t have to play the “shell game” with our own government.

After all, they are supposed to be the public servants.

Don’t look now but it would appear “we the people” have become the servants.


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Vigil for Victoria Arellano, transgender immigrant killed by ICE neglect

Immigrant and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organizations participated in a Los Angeles vigil for Victoria Arellano, a transgender immigrant afflicted with HIV/AIDS who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The action took place at the downtown federal building on Aug. 29.

Arellano, 23, died on July 20 after ICE agents denied her access to AIDS medication that would have saved her life. The vigil was organized by Bienestar, a service oriented organization that deals with issues of HIV/AIDS care in the LGBT and Latino communities. mobilized for and attended the vigil.

ICE has no enforceable detention standards. Lack to access of medical care in detention facilities is systemic and not incidental. In Arellano’s case, this repression against undocumented workers was amplified by discrimination against her for being a transgender woman. Ultimately, it caused her unjust death.

Sixty-two immigrants have died under ICE custody since 2004, many from the lack of adequate medical care.

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