Suffrage

I have been thinking about the idea of universal suffrage.  And how it is a complete fallacy.  The truth is there is very restricted suffrage in the US.  From minors to, immigrants, those who are insane and so forth suffrage is a privilege not a right and certainly not universal.  There is a restriction on voting because on individual's vote affects everyone as a whole.  And it is in this light that I would like to put out there that person's who commit felonies should have their privilege to suffrage removed.  I mean if their vote is made to affect everyone as a whole, haven't they proved their inability to do so for the good of others, i.e. they have committed a felony.  As above voting is not a right but a privilege give by the whole to a few, thus I believe that privilege should be removable.  

Cheers

Zachary

A good politician

That statement might just be an oxymoron, but lets get idealistic and believe that it is possible. I have come to the recent conclusion that in order to make a good politician you should not have any desire to become one. It seems that the majority of those in office are there, because they have some higher desire in mind, not to do the job to the best of their ability. A city council person wants to be mayor, a mayor a senator, a senator president, always doing what ever is necessary to make that next step.
It would seem that the best person to lead would be one with the leadership thrust on to them and find later that they wear the mantel well.

Cheers,
Zachary

Definition

I was recently in a conversation about what defines you. And the person I was speaking with spoke at length about what she does and how that defines her. And I couldn't help in thinking that this person has cause and effect backwards. To me what you do does not define you it is an effect of what defines you. Bythat I mean, how and what you choose to do are a result of your character, ideals, morals etc. So if you are defined about what you do, you are allowing yourself to be defined by something outside of yourself and is just ass backwards. But I guess the people that are crushed by a failed relationship, or a disolved marriage or being fired from a job are defining themselves not interenaly but externally. So define who you are independent of the external and then you can mold the external to your wishes, sound new agey but I think it will make you a hell of alot happier.

Hope you are all well,
Cheers
Zachary