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Two things….

First. It has come to my attention that one Brian would like to enter into the race for Supreme Ruler of the World. While I had hoped to run unopposed for this position, I can’t challenge the validity of his claim, and accept the challenge of running against him. Anyone else wishing to run for Supreme Ruler of the World must submit their intention to the author of this blog by way of comment by 12pm, August 5th, 2002. Elections will be held within the next three weeks, depending on how much campaigning both brian and I do between now and then…

now, my esteemed challenger already has a jump on his campaign, so allow me to start by offering my thoughts on his thoughts. First, I do not believe any of us would wish to be blown up if we accidentally don’t signal when we change lanes… The tank brigade would result in the deaths of lots of innocent passengers… I know my challenger well… he will not stop and blowing up large offenders, but small ones as well… Someone running a red light will have as equal a chance of being blown up as those not adhering to the antiquidated Miss. law that requires you to carry a torch 10 feet in front of all motorized carriages. Is this really what you want from a Supreme Ruler of the World? I suggest a kinder, gentler approach. Those misusing their automotive rights will be stripped of them… they will be driven a minimum of 20 miles from wherever they were going, and be set free while their car will be complete distroyed and their license confiscated. Other penalties will occur if other laws are broken while breaking automotive laws…. this leads into my second point.

I completely agree with my venerable challenger on his second point. Those committing capital offenses will be repaid in kind. Example… the people who ran into that random house in Memphis and shot everyone will be allowed to walk free. At some time when they least expect it, a group of 4-5 guys will bust in on them and shoot them. Cruel, yes, but very fair. There may be exceptions made when exact penalties do not apply. For example, a teenager committing vandalism may not have enough possessions to cover what he destroyed. In these cases, public punishment will be a very acceptable alternative. Public canings will send a message to the youth who might think they can escape punishment.

Now that I have commented on the thoughts of my revered challenger, let me add a reform of my own. Reform #1: George W’s Bush’s new “No Child Gets Left Behind” plan will be immediately nullified. A new plan will replace it. For those of you not familiar with this new plan, W has suggested that the children with the lowest test scores in the lowest performing schools be given slots to attend the highest performing schools, and he suggests that the government pay for their transportation and everything else. So, in layman’s terms, you take the slowest kids from the dumbest schools and send them to smart schools so they can pull down the average there, too. I’m sorry, but if a child cannot perform adeqately in a school that caters to low performing children, of course he/she is going to be left behind at the new school. Now, if the school does not have a program to deal with children with learning disabilites, well, that’s different… then change the school. I say we restructure the current “no child gets left behind” program. Rather than take the bottom of the bottom and put them in the top schools, lets take the top of the bottom and put them in the top schools. This, to me, would be a better definition of “no child gets left behind”. If we have children that are consistently at the top of their classes, and are not being challenged by their current schools, and are in schools without accelerated programs, and are quite frankly just bored, then take them and give them the option of a higher performing school where they can be challenged and live up to their potential. To get a sled to go faster, you don’t push the dog in back, you pull the lead dog… so there you have it… my Reform #1.

I believe I’m going to put the second thing in a different blog because it’s on a completely different topic.

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