{"id":1257,"date":"2014-11-21T13:46:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T13:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2016-01-30T16:04:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T16:04:57","slug":"if-we-the-people-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=1257","title":{"rendered":"if We the people had"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>how so much more<br \/>\nso much fuller<br \/>\nso much better<br \/>\ncould and would life be<\/p>\n<p>if only, yes if only<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\nhad<br \/>\ninformation<br \/>\nright there<br \/>\nbefore\u00a0us<br \/>\nto learn<br \/>\nto readily become<br \/>\nbetter educated<br \/>\nexperiencing more fully<br \/>\nthe individuality of<br \/>\nan enriched curiosity<br \/>\nand the treasures<br \/>\nthat creativity bestows\u00a0 \u00a0~<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\nhad<br \/>\ntransportation<br \/>\nto go here and there<br \/>\nwherever needed<br \/>\nor especially wanted<br \/>\nincreasing productivity<br \/>\nand promptness<br \/>\nnot only in work<br \/>\nbut in play as well \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\nhad<br \/>\nhealth care<br \/>\nto assist and to mend<br \/>\nbringing healing<br \/>\nand hope to all those<br \/>\nfrom the young to the old<br \/>\nbrightening spirits<br \/>\nthrough the<br \/>\nlessoning of worry<br \/>\nas to ache and pain \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\nhad<br \/>\nhousing<br \/>\na place to live<br \/>\nget a way from it all<br \/>\na safe haven<br \/>\nwhere everyone<br \/>\ncan find rest<br \/>\nand be rejuvenated<br \/>\nchildren can be encouraged<br \/>\nand nurtured<br \/>\nby experiencing<br \/>\nthe family bond<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\nhad<br \/>\nenergy<br \/>\nat everyone\u2019s<br \/>\nbeck and call<br \/>\nat one\u2019s disposal<br \/>\nadding to the ease<br \/>\nthe convenience<br \/>\nallowing for the time<br \/>\nfor those things deemed<br \/>\nmore important<br \/>\nmore special<br \/>\nworthy or valuable to<br \/>\nthe living of everyday life<\/p>\n<p>how so much more<br \/>\nso much fuller<br \/>\nso much better<br \/>\ncould and would life be<\/p>\n<p>if only, yes if only<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\nhad<br \/>\nif all these things<br \/>\ninformation,<br \/>\ntransportation,<br \/>\nhealth care,<br \/>\nhousing<br \/>\nand energy \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nwere to the people<br \/>\nmore freely assessable<br \/>\nand affordable<br \/>\nwherefore overtime<br \/>\nif <em>We the people<\/em><br \/>\ngiven the chance<br \/>\nthe opportunity<br \/>\nfor the people<br \/>\nto become less needy<br \/>\nto become<br \/>\nnot so much the taker<br \/>\nhowever more<br \/>\nthe contributor<br \/>\nwhose acts<br \/>\nwhose deeds<br \/>\nwhose novelty<br \/>\nsweat,<br \/>\nblood and tears<br \/>\nbecame known<br \/>\nas what was those things<br \/>\nbrought forth<br \/>\nas beneficial for<br \/>\nthe people by the people<br \/>\nthereafter helping<br \/>\nto sustain and preserve<br \/>\nthe survival of the people \u00a0 ~<br \/>\nrather than<br \/>\ninstead of all these things<br \/>\ninformation,<br \/>\ntransportation.<br \/>\nhealth care,<br \/>\nhousing<br \/>\nand energy<br \/>\nremaining<br \/>\ngoing on being<br \/>\ncentered around<br \/>\nsquandered away<br \/>\nduring the pursuit<br \/>\nthat quest<br \/>\ncalled self-interest<br \/>\nfor only the personal gain<br \/>\nonly the prize<br \/>\nacquired by the select<br \/>\nthe fortunate<br \/>\ngiven as a birthright<br \/>\nto the privileged few<\/p>\n<p>peace out<\/p>\n<p>Words by \u00a0 ~Keith Alan Hamilton~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>how so much more so much fuller so much better could and would life be if only, yes if only if We the people had information right there before\u00a0us to learn to readily become better educated experiencing more fully the individuality of an enriched curiosity and the treasures that creativity bestows\u00a0 \u00a0~ if We the &hellip; 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