Shooting at a Shadow
by pete

As I crossed the street that fateful day
I saw he, and myself in a whole new way
He was the anti thesis of me
And the choice was, will I fight? Or will I flee?

He was happy, successful, handsome and smart
Him and good women, were never apart

But then I had to run
Blindly gripping my gun
He continued to flee
But while seeming always to see

The fear had me consumed
As he and I stepped into the empty room

I expected a retreat.
Instead, he stood hard on his feet.
There would be no surrender,
To the blows I should render

I fired once, twice, three times at last
I expected his one final gasp
But to my chagrin
He stood there, once again

And it was then that it hit me
I had not been firing at someone at all
He was my own shadow at 6 feet tall.

What would it be like?
To die with glory on your side?
To know, that even though you had died
It was not in vain?

It would be silent, silent

What would it be like?
To fall, in a flash of light?
To have your final scream, piercing through the night?
You would be free from your chains

It would be silent, silent

What would it be like?
To see the future, without you?
And to know, there’s nothing you can do?
But to carry on, until the end

It would be silent, silent

What would it be like?
To see the heroes of the past?
To know you’re breathing your last?


It would be silent, silent.

Third-Party Squashed.

http://www.lp.org/media/article_284.shtml

Quote: On February 1, congressional Democrats, led by Rep. Obey of Wisconsin, introduced a bill, H.R. 4694, that would end viable, third-party competition in races for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Quote: For third-party candidates to be eligible for the same funds that Republicans and Democrats would receive, they would have to obtain enough signatures to exceed 20% of votes cast in the last election within their district.

Quote: The catch under the proposed legislation is that third-party or independent candidates cannot pay petitioners to collect any signatures, making it impossible to fund their campaigns.


This is insane, are we supposed to believe that this bill will pass with anything less than at least an 80% Yes vote? Maybe the people who are directly affected by the Bill shouldn't be allowed to vote on it, eh? What a novel concept.

There is of course no reason for the Congress to vote this down, they keep their power, they get moral superiority for stopping "those" people for gaining any more of a foothold in the government. God forbid someone with actual convictions of their own (not their corporate backers) get into the government.

Call your Congressman. Tell him to leave the third parties alone.