Forum Post: Gettysburg Address
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 4, 2011, 3:10 p.m. EST by billmarts
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President Lincoln ended his Gettysburg Address with these words: ....this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
We have to admit that a government OF the people, BY the people, FOR the people is gone. It is merely an ideal that we hold in our hearts.
All the hype about "taking our country back" has been directed at this administration. It is time we take it back from corporate America and the wealthy.
I find these truths to be self evident and agree with your main premise that Corporation have to much control of our government and create a conflict of interest. I suggest that the reverse is also possibly true. The award winning documentary film " Inside Job" sheds light on the financial meltdown and why it happened (Greed). The main point is that Government has no business being involved in Corporations and Corporations have no business being involved in Government. Our government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth (Not a government of corporations, by corporation, for corporations). Just as we found there was no place for Government involvement with Religion and visa versa, we have the 1st Amendment "Separation of Church and State". Therefore we should move for another Amendment of "SEPARATION OF CORPORATIONS AND STATE"! There is no room for one meddling in the other. The governments role is to create laws to protect the people from Greedy Corporations that steal our money and livelihood