| It is well known that those in the sport of boxing | | | | willing to give back to the community and his |
| take many major blows to their head over a period | | | | country, nothing pleases me more than to see |
| of time, and many are knocked out during their | | | | someone that cares that much. |
| career, as well as their opponents, and sparring | | | | Nevertheless, one has to ask if it is right for a boxing |
| partners. It goes with the territory, and if you are | | | | champion, or a professional boxer, who may or may |
| going to be a boxer you better get used to it. | | | | not have severe brain damage to be running a |
| Nevertheless, neurologists also know this causes | | | | country, or become a Congressman. In the United |
| severe brain damage, and since a good many of the | | | | States, many people feel that some of the |
| countries in the first world now have universal | | | | congressmen and women must have brain damage |
| healthcare, one has to ask who is going to pay for all | | | | due to the way that they vote, or the fact that |
| this in the future? | | | | they do not read many of the 2500 page omnibus |
| Who is going to pay for that brain damage, the | | | | bills that are submitted to vote on. This of course is |
| taxpayer of course, but is that really fair? Surely, it's | | | | considered by the growing number of people who |
| not, and those that used to be boxers knew the | | | | are cynical about the US government. |
| risks, and although they may be a little hardheaded, | | | | But what if we threw in the prospect that the |
| and willing to take the risk in their younger days, that | | | | congressmen and women might actually have brain |
| doesn't mean they will not seek medical help for their | | | | damage due to their prior activities whether it be |
| brain trauma later. Now then, there are other issues | | | | professional boxing, drug use, severe alcoholism, or |
| with this, and that is people with mental challenges | | | | even brain cancer? Should they be allowed to serve? |
| can cause additional challenges for society, especially | | | | And wouldn't the voters have the right to know? |
| if they are in a leadership position in our civilization. | | | | And as long as we're on this subject maybe we need |
| Case in point, there was a recent article by Bill Dwyre | | | | to have tests for all politicians before they run for |
| titled "A Boxing Superstar Is Back in the Political | | | | office, simply to make sure they are in their right |
| Ring," and the article was about the Philippine | | | | mind. |
| congressional candidate Manny Pacquiao, who is a | | | | This of course is a political philosophical thought, and |
| world boxing champion. In the article was a picture of | | | | one I have been mulling over with no particular |
| him in General Santos City, which is just south of | | | | opinion, but I bet you have an opinion on it, and I'd |
| Manila in a parade waving at the crowd. Now then, it | | | | like to hear what you have to say. Please consider all |
| is great to see a sports star with such notoriety, | | | | this. |