Even though I have a strong belief in the American Government and also believe that the officials we elect into office are of high caliber, I have to admit that somehow we make mistakes. The 'mistake' that I am particularly aiming at right now is Congressman John Shimkus (R-Ill).
Now before I get into criticizing this man, I have to make it known that I am not one to criticize or lambaste a person for making the occasional mistakes, but when I see an elected official making outlandish remarks and continuing to lead in a way that is not beneficial to the citizens, I have to speak up.
The United States (so far) has proven to be a no-nonsense type of government when it comes to dealing with elected officials that make mistakes (we have all seen how easy it was for the people to turn their backs on such worthy politicians such as Clinton and Spitzer for making mistakes) and I am proud of this. This showed to me how demanding the American people are of their representatives, and therefore I support this attitude 110%. But occasionally, we forget to criticize certain officials who are doing and saying things while they are in power that could be far more damaging to us than Clintons extra marital affairs.
Which brings us to John Shimkus. At a House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment hearing on March 25, Shimkus went on to say that God will be the one who decides when the earth will end, and Global Warming is but a myth. Excuse me?! That is what this man believes to be a good introduction at an Energy and Environment Committee hearing? And he started his foolhardy speech by quoting the bible, which I thought was completely irrelevant.
Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the Christian faith or the bible, but I am a strict supporter of the Separation of Church and State, (I am a soft Secularist) so therefore I was angry when I saw that this man did this. First of all, Shimkus has gone on the record plenty of times to say that he does not believe in evolution or global warming. I wont criticize him for not believing in evolution (its pretty common) but is he really going to stand there and say that global warming doesn't exist? Secondly, what ever happened to the Separation of Church and State? Is quoting the bible really a legitimate method of justification in government meetings nowadays? And this man is still a Congressman? And therefore because he quoted a few verses of the bible did he really think that people will completely abandon the global warming cause and stop worrying about it? I am not asking this man to be like Al Gore or anything, I would just like him to know that their are problems being faced by the world that cannot be fixed by reciting a few words, and the main reason he was elected was for him to help fix these problems. And if he wants to rely on his Christian faith to help him make decisions, then that's fine, but if he wants to be able to make decisions that will help our nation, then maybe he might have to start accepting the large problems we have facing us, the main one being Global Warming.
Watch the video of the hearing here; http://tiny.cc/Ph7yv
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