Saying no and doing nothing isn't always a bad idea despite the familiar admonition to do something instead of just standing there.
Nowhere is inaction more beneficial than in our legislative bodies.
However, the politically ambitious win elections by first alarming a majority of the ever shrinking percentage of people who vote about some purported problem, and (ii) then convincing those voters that if elected they will "do something" about the problem. No matter that experience shows that the something the successful candidate will do will exacerbate and perpetuate the problem . . . and thus ensure the politician's reelection, quite possible even to higher offices.
Well, here's a better idea -- a real problem and a program to really solve it:
"We have to many laws and governmental bodies that are outdated, useless, or unreasonably interfere with the functioning of our society and/or the lives and liberties of our citizens. If elected, I pledge to strive to repeal such laws and entities. Let's get together and rid ourselves of things such as the Departments of Homeland Security, Energy, Education, etc., etc., etc. and laws mandating things like seat belts, helmets, cell phone use while driving, and other vestiges of the nanny state. Individuals and local communities once handled and still are capable of deciding and handling such matters adequately . . . far better than the levels of government that have usurped and are making a mess of them. Let's go forward to restoring the limited government we once had and to again becoming the free, independent, and self reliant people we once were . . . . We can do it if enough of you are willing to take the responsibility for doing that . . . and if we can't, at least we'll go down standing tall and fighting, rather than cowering on our knees hoping for big brother to take care of us."
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