In almost every profession, "experience" is of generous value. Yet, in politics, "experience" seems almost always to work against you. The longer one remains in public office, the greatest "experience" one seems to attain is that of callousness and arrogance. Politicians become enamored with themselves and their status; hubris sets in, and they sudenly forget that they were elected to do the people's bidding.
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was determined to limit the terms of public officials. On February 1, 2008, a resolution had been introduced, identified as Article X, demanding term limits for all elected officials. All candidates being sanctioned by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. were required to sign a pledge stating that they would honor such a commitment. The question was: how limited should those terms be? In the present corrupt political system, it took newly elected candidates the better part of their first term just to "get their feet wet" and become familiar with how Congress functioned. It was only in their third or fourth terms that they finally gained sufficient power and influence to really achieve anything of substance. Sadly, however, by that time too many members of Congress were then tainted by the aphrodisiac of power that consumed Washington, DC. An O.U.T.R.A.G.E. committee had been assembled to study this phenomena and submit recommendations. That assignment was being carried out, and the committee was expected to present recommendations by the end of June, 2008.
Other committees were at work on other resoltuions, including ideas on how to revise the income tax system and how to effectively eliminate lobbyists and special interest groups (while still allowing the right to free expression and assembly). Expanding the role of the EPA was a crucial concern, particular since the World Wildlife Federation and other respected organizations had for the past several years predicted that all of Earth's resources could disappear by the middle of the century. Environmental groups had been ignored by the Bush administration, even ridiculed as alarmists as the Bushites wanted to drill for oil in rich oceanic fields, frozen Alaskan tundra, and even in some national parks.
Clearly, there were no easy solutions to many of these issues. Candidates and their new respective political parties often had 'pet' projects or specific interests. All of these challenges would have to be met, and formal legislation would have to be introduced as part of the November, 2008 vote. Citizens would be deluged with new information and new ideas. It was all part of a new beginning for the United States of America, and the workload was overwhelming for O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers. Still, the work continued day and night. The St. Kitts airport had become one of the busiest in the world as people flew in and out; no longer were these flights full of tourists who wanted to enjoy the warm Caribbean breezes. St. Kitts was becoming the central location for finally eliminating all the hot air from Washington, DC.