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Steinman for Governor:
Part 012, Finale:
By William E. Steinman:
This is the last essay of my series on Steinman for Governor.
When I began this series, I was hoping to find and announce a running mate for
the post of Lieutenant Governor. Although it is late in the game, I have
finally found the right mate in the person of George Woodstein. This is a man
who, like myself, thinks the great state of
I am posting this essay on Monday November 6 and the
election is tomorrow, November 7. The intent was never to get elected. I know
the odds on that are worse than the odds on winning the Power Ball Lotto. My
goal was to wake a few people up and bring the real problems of
Now, I did not cover all of the issues that are problematic
in our state. I simply covered the major ones. There are other things that
impact and degrade the quality of life of all or most of our citizens. I can
cite telephone soliciting and spam as examples. The do not call registry was
supposed to stop telephone soliciting.
It did not, because there are too many dishonest exemptions. As a very
gross dishonest exemption, I can cite the exemption for political hacks to
invade our privacy with their garbage campaigning. Even for the non-exempt
calls, complaints fall on deaf ears. So far as I can tell, our government makes
no effort whatsoever to follow up on the complaints. Nothing is done to the
perpetrators. They just continue.
For example, by now everyone has received a large number of
those annoying recorded messages from the telephone thugs. “This is a
very important call for, fill in the blank.” Presently, the political
hacks have become the worst perpetrators of these intrusions. It does not
matter that the phone is on the do not call registry. If I were Governor of
Michigan, I would ask the Michigan Legislature to pass a law forbidding
automated telephone soliciting and I would ask the attorney general to enforce
it. There would be a $1000.00 fine for the first offense and a $5,000.00 fine
with two years in jail for the second offense. The third offense would get the
three strikes maximum penalty of life in prison. If people prove themselves to
be habitual offenders, they should get no mercy.
Spam, of course, is a major problem and a major cost for
companies who depend on communication via computers. The dishonest internet
service providers (ISP’s) and ignorant politicians claim it is impossible
to investigate or stop spam. The politicians are just ignorant, but the
ISP’s are not. They are simply lying. It is possible to stop spam. Effective
anti-spam tools could be put in place, but the ISP’s make money by
providing facilities for spammers. That is the truth.
There are many smaller issues that affect our quality of
life. The government itself causes some of them. I have pointed up one such
problem in our Secretary of State’s office. Whatever their source, an
effective leader would discover them and deal with them one by one. I
don’t think
As I have said, I have yet to meet a true thoughtful
independent voter. Many people pretend to be independents, but when you talk to
them it only takes a few minutes to realize they are spouting the Republicrumb
party line or the Dumbocratic party line. The party power players devise these
party lines to keep the rabble engaged and working. The Republicrumb and
Dumbocrat lines are more notable for their similarities than for their
differences.
As to me getting elected, it would not be good for me
anyway. I’m 76 years old and not in super health. In addition, Mrs.
Gaffer warned me, if I happen to win she is not going to
This is one of the things I hoped you would notice. There is
no difference! If you wasted time watching the debates between these two you
must have noticed that. I deliberately did not watch, but it did not help. The
media shoved it in my face the next day. What a treat, to see two so-called
adults trying to out shout and out defile each other. If kids behaved that way
we would send them to their rooms.
So, you will do what you do in spite of that childish
behavior and I will vote for myself as a matter of conscience. That won’t
matter either, because my bet is, my vote will not be recorded. I suspect most
of the people who work in election precincts belong to one or the other or the
two major parties. They will have a vested interest in making write in voting
difficult or even impossible. You must follow the rules exactly and don’t
expect to get any help. Either they will find a reason to disqualify my ballot
or they will treat it as a joke. Either way, it will not be counted.
Now, I am
finished with this nonsense. For anyone who cares, I have made my point. In the
following weeks I will engage in a different mission. I have set myself the
task of trying to solve some of the problems involving our energy dependencies.
To do that, I must learn a great deal. As I learn, I will be posting my study
notes in this column for anyone who is interested.
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