It's Time

Disclaimer: I don't care if you are Republican or Democrat.

    I have grown weary of the political grandstanding about this or that. All they want is their face on the news channels. If true, and I believe it is, the waste and giving away tax payer money to this pet project or overseas to another countries war effort. That money is gone or should I say laundered to the pockets of the politicians. Lobbyist should be banned forever. The interest of the people should be above the corporations. This is not new, of course, but now is the time for change.  

    My wife and I are retired and live 80% off Social Security, and the thought of and the thought of those elected to represent us have their hands in the till depleting the funds that should be coming to all retirees infuriates me. We were forced to live without those dollars in our lifetime and now they have been wasted on who knows what. 

    Once in awhile, some token senator or representative are offered as sacrificial lamb not for public funds so much as misspending their campaign funds. There is so much the criminal justice system just can't keep up. Nothing is quick anymore. For example, I just find out, while working on my family tree, that I had a great uncle who killed his wife in August and by the following June he was executed in the gas chamber in North Carolina. The year was 1936. Justice was swift then but not so much now. Criminals are on death row for 20 plus years. 

    So stack them up and walk them into prison.

TRAFFICKING (BUZZ WORD?)

    Trafficking is a new word but an old problem. One old word, SLAVERY, comes to the forefront of my mind. We also used to call them pimps. The traffickers are of no ethnic background, but come in all races and social statuses. It has become an industry that abuses the youngest and weakest of humanity, our children.

    Mississippi, the state I live in, has just spent the last two weeks rounding up said traffickers and rescuing 29 individuals. 72 arrest were made. It covered the entire state and involved several of Mississippi AG's departments as well as the feds and multiple police agencies around the state. Jackson Jambalaya  has a very good article explaining all the details. Including the agencies involved. 

    I, like you, only know what I read in the news stories. I don't have my blinders on, however, but am very aware of this sickness and plague that has encompassed the entire world.

Keep your eyes on your children and teenagers. It doesn't matter what sex they are, all are targeted.