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A LITMUS TEST FOR POLITICIANS
A commentary on the election of your representative
at all levels of government.
By Victor Drummond ©
March 2008


Every student of chemistry knows the ways and means of a “Litmus Test”.

This test is used to determine which of the three possible characteristics -- i.e. acidic, base, or neutral -- that any item of interest possesses.

While the rest of the worlds citizens go blithely on their way unknowing -- and for the most part uncaring – those that on are guard against possible detrimental effects of everyday items -- from face creams to foods – are applying litmus tests of one kind or another.

For example what is the risk of using road salt on a concrete highway?
How about using glycerin in a skin cream?
What about using sea-water to top up your car battery?

Anyone in Canada – who has a concrete driveway – knows road-salt rapidly erodes the concrete – in addition to accelerating the rust of their automobile.

In spite of this knowledge, however, road-salt appears to be the lesser of the evils when roads are ice covered.

Glycerin is widely used -- in one form or another – as an additive to skin creams and food products. It seldom -- if ever – produces an allergic reaction in humans.

Sea-water contains salt – in addition to a multitude of other chemicals – none of which would do a car battery any good. Sea-water is definitely not recommended for that purpose.

A litmus test of distilled water will indicate it is neutral – neither acidic nor alkaline, (base).

If you wish to obtain maximum service from your car battery then only use distilled water to top it up.

Materials – if they are to be of any use for a specific purpose – require either a neutral, alkaline, or acidic quality. Using a car (lead-acid) battery for an example – the three main ingredients:- lead, water and acid – must all be present and work in harmony before the device can be charged with electricity – and become a useful, essential automobile component.

The same thing is true of life situations.

People we come in contact with fall into -- one of three -- categories. They may be neutral, (benign strangers), or friends, (base), or dangerous, (acidic).

The acidic people only stand out visually when they happen to be wearing a balaclava over their heads and/or brandishing a weapon and/or acting aggressively.

Acidic people – with a well developed character – honest, fair, and highly intelligent, -- are by far the most valuable asset a society can have.

They get things done. And they have a low tolerance for people who contribute nothing to their social environment.

They have an even lower tolerance for those useless individuals will standby and twiddle their thumbs while innocent, hard working, fellow citizens are abused and victimized.

These are the kind of people Canadians must search out – and support as their elected representatives in government. For far too long now Canadians have blithely voted for the biggest loudmouth, the prettiest candidate, or the party making the most outlandish promises – without putting their candidate to the litmus test.

Consequently our past and present Members of Parliament fail to effectively represent their supporters and standby uselessly while thousands of Canadian taxpayers are legally robbed and terrorized.

If you feel your elected representative to government should protect you – and your fellow Canadians – from unjustified, unfair, taxation which has recently also been applied unequally – then put them to the political litmus test.

Tell them straight out:- You personally support a strict policy of Justified Taxation on real Income and as such you support the group called:- “Canadians for Fair and Equitable Taxation” (CFET).

Tell them you require a commitment from your candidate -- for election in the coming federal election – to fully support CFET objectives.

If you fail to receive such a commitment -- from the person you would normally vote for – then they have failed the political litmus test and you should definitely not vote for them.

It is never too soon to apply the political litmus test. So begin today. Send E-mails to every political party candidate -- in your riding and put them to the political litmus test.


Victor Drummond ©