A SUMMER MORNING

We finally get a cool start to our day. It is incredibly beautiful this morning. The animals clearly respond positively to the change in temperature. We have fifty broilers that are about a month old; they are really fun to watch. They run around with such exuberance. They exult in being alive. I have only recently allowed them free range, as we have a couple hungry cats that scout this neighborhood. They will still be vulnerable for about a week; but I really don't think the cats are that hungry, they look well fed. I don't think anybody owns them as they are around here most of the time; but, there are many rodents around to keep them happy.

While I enjoy my little piece of Paradise, the world burns. Can the financial system stand another banking scandal? There are more on the horizon. You might be tired of me saying it, but the end is near. The cabal is coming down and according to several folks on the internet, arrest of the culprits has begun. It will be a relief when the media begins to report what's going on.

I have been having this conversation in my head lately, about the influence of money in government. When did it become okay to equate money with speech and give its use in politics protection under the constitution? The Citizens United decision was the culmination of a trend that has been going on for over fifty years; I think. Several years ago, the Supreme Court made a ruling that equated money with speech, I need to look that up if I am going to have a complete understanding.

However, what I do understand is that the decision was asinine! What were they thinking? Was there an uproar at the time? Did anybody predict what would happen? Since money is what divides us the most and creates the greatest inequality, how could any sane person believe it equates with free speech? Since the constitution states we are free and equal; how can a group of supposedly educated people claim that a millionaire has the same influence in politics as a person making minimum wage? Even without this sell-out by the court, the rich have always had way, way, way way, more power than the average citizen. Now that they can openly buy elections, democracy becomes a joke. Of course, they have been doing it since time began, but at least they had to pretend, before.

I ask again, "How can people be equal, when a person with more money is given a louder voice?" On the face of it, those court decisions have made a mockery of the constitution and the bill of rights.

Perhaps it is good to make the hidden obvious, as folks need to wake up to what has been going on for a very long time.

When I put my mind to the here and now, all that I see is beauty. There is deep peace and love in beauty.

Love and Peace,  Gregg