Washington is Divided, Broke, Broken, and Dysfunctional This book is a plan that you, the reader, can actually take action to improve your government. The country is already politically divided between Blue States and Red States with a small number of swing states that are sometimes Red and sometimes Blue. The book describes the problems with the federal government and why most people believe that our federal government will only deteriorate further with time. Total collapse of the government is considered a major possibility. I suggest in the book that there is a peaceful and workable plan that acknowledges the great national division. The separation of the country along philosophical lines producing two new sovereign countries is detailed. "Live and let live" is a main theme of this book. It is proposed that the states call for a constitutional convention in accordance with the US Constriction's amendment process. This convention would draft an amendment that would divide the United States into two new sovereign countries, one with Red priorities and one with Blue priorities. Each new country would start with the current US Constitution, national laws and precedents. After ratification of the amendment each new country would modify laws and make new laws without the objection or concurrence of the other new country. The book discusses how the proposed amendment would be implemented along with how the change would affect most of the current federal issues. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obama Care, Immigrations, Taxes, education and many other issues are all presented. This book is a guide not to fix Washington but actually to make it irrelevant! This book is truly written for you and your friends - Pass it on.
About the Author: About the author: Bob Jackson was born in 1939 in Southern New Jersey. Raised on a small poultry farm Bob became an entrepreneur at the early age of eight and he has had private business involvement ever since. He has a BS in Metallurgical Engineering (Lehigh 1961), A MS in Industrial Management (RPI 1968) and is registered professional engineer. Bob is an innovative (12 patents) and broadly diversified businessman both domestically and internationally. He is experienced in building naval and commercial nuclear reactors, general manufacturing, international trade, the freight railroad industry and many other fields. Bob has been an active civic leader for years with activities such as CETA, JTPA, PIC, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis, and the Boy Scouts of America and more. Bob is an eagle scout and has held many leadership posts. From 1985 to 1993 Bob designed and implemented an enterprise zone for the city of Benton Harbor, Mi which elevated the city from severe distress to one of the fastest growing cities in the US. Bob now lives in Texarkana, TX, is married to his lovely wife, Barbara, and has three successful sons and two granddaughters. He is CEO of Jackson International, inc. with manufacturing plants in Constantine, MI and Texarkana, AR.