Philosophy

Jeb Bush is not my first choice for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination a matter of fact he’s probably not in the top five but that doesn’t mean I can’t look at his candidacy objectively. I’ve listed (below) what I consider the most positive aspects and negative aspects of his run do you concur. Who know maybe by being objective and discovering who else is running he might move further up the ladder or fall further down but at least this is a start.

POSITIVE

1. Can raise monies needed for campaign.

2. Has experience as a successful governor.

3. Is not afraid to take an unpopular decision.

4.  Is considered intellectual and is a fine speaker.

5. Has experience running for office.

NEGATIVE

1. People might be tired of the Bush name in Presidential Politics.

2. Is in favor of “Common Core”

3. He is one of the favorites of the established and/or moderate wings of the party.

4. Doesn’t provoke the excitement of the grassroots of the party.

5. Keeps the party as the old party with no new types of faces in the mix.

      Why are there now Right Wing sit in’s? Don’t get me wrong we’ve had plenty of protests whether it be over Obamacare or Abortion policies but can you name a true sit in. The last time I can recall such a movement from the right it occurred with Operation Rescue where”Pro Life” activist took many counterculture measures to get their message out. It’s ironic that at the time of their greatest impact laws were enacted to stop their protests from having such an effect.  “Sit In”, type protests can mobilize your grassroots activist to take a stronger stance together and build a network. This network can impact legislative or elective changes to our society. The problem is that we on the right are making our own changes everyday whether it be through long hours at the office or even longer hours with family and our local Churches and/or Shul’s. If we are to continue grow though with our youth we must make the time and effort to have our own “Sit In’s” and show the media elite that our message will be heard as well. 

As the walls to our national security spout new leaks we must be careful to fix them before our enemies can sneak through. The crumbling of the wall is occurring on three fronts. First of all the damaging report by the Senate on CIA interrogation  techniques has hurt morale at a government agency that’s sole mission is to protect us from foreign enemies such as terrorist.  If the individuals from the agency feel that the government truly doesn’t support their efforts they may not take the extra risk we need them to take. The continually protests and negative attitudes toward our police by the civilian and government officials has hurt morale from the street.  Many police officers I’ve spoken to have decided to do their job and nothing more because they feel threatened by these negative actions brought upon them. Finally the executive order the President signed has given the illusion that our borders are more open then ever and this could increase the likelihood of not only having those looking for a better life jumping the border but those who are looking to do us harm such as terrorist.  Here’s a few ways (below) we can rebuild this wall quickly.

(1) The President address the nation and speak about the good works of the CIA and Law Enforcement Agency and how important it is for us to support them. There might be a bad seed in a cornfield but that is just one seed.

(2) Congress passes a bill that adds more monies and security to protect the border and has a portion of those funds given directly to the states that are linked to our border.

(3) Community Policing is quickly established in areas where distrust of law enforcement officials occur.

We spend how $4o million to investigate the CIA’s deal with the worst of the worst but still don’t properly compensate or care for our veterans that insure this scum doesn’t come into our country. Does this make any sense?  Maybe some of the techniques were a bit harsh in getting the information that our brave men and women needed to defend our country but is this really what we should be concerned about? How about finding a way to prevent violence and hopeless in our own inner city instead.   We may learn how to be nicer to terrorist but truthfully I’m a bit more concerned on how we can be nicer to our own allies such as Israel.  To make matters worse this report didn’t even attempt to get the opinion of the CIA officials who were involved in this interrogation procedure and by so doing may actually hurt the morale of those officials who everyday risk their lives behind the scene to insure our freedom and peace.

The key to having a police force that is responsive to it’s locality without appearing extra aggressive is community policing. Here are some of the factors that would need to be formed to insure this works.

1. INFORMED- The police force have to know all the different players in the community and therefore understand who to speak to when a problem should arise.

2. LISTENING-  This force must take the time and effort to listen to the various members of it’s community be they business, civil or the student attending high school. Attend their school functions, visit the businesses, walk into a senior citizen center and ask questions then listen

(3) JUSTICE- Justice must of course be served but it can be served at a slower pace so those in the community understand that every effort was made to resolve an issue before force was utilized.

(4) COURTS- Community policing must extend to the justice system where all court proceedings including the grand jury  are open to public scrutiny but still protect the privacy of the witnesses when need be.

(5) ACTION- Those that where the uniform must show that uniform in a warm way. Whether it be helping coach a sports team or serving lemonade at a street fair small actions of generosity can go a long way to building trust.

(6) INVOLVEMENT- Not only should the police force actively seek recruits from the neighborhood it patrols but also have them involved in neighborhood watch programs and even trained in self defense programs as well.