It seems to me . . .
Bob Beanblossom November 2015
Our self-declared enemies–those nations of the past, defeated and dead, and those today who would destroy us–all boasted that an enslaved world would bow to their standards–their flags.
By the grace of God we are still in the fight. Let us continue on that well-trodden path called Liberty, built by the blood and sweat of patriots. Let us go with our standard–the Stars and Stripes–held up high and lofty, where eagles fly, so that free men can look up to it while standing tall and proud: One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That is the legacy we have inherited from our fathers and the one we owe to our children.
Politics
Today there is still a solution to the elitist politician problem: if he is in office don’t vote for him–vote for the person running against him–one time. Repeat the process the next election. We don’t need politicians to enact term limits. We still have the vote. But we do have to use it. We may not always have it. Today we the people still choose who to raise to the ranks of service and power, and who to return to the ranks of private citizen. Elections are not the numbing numberless polls that threaten to overwhelm us with what their clients want us to believe, but that bastion of power where sovereign citizens exercise their right and duty granted by the federal and state constitutions–the rule of law–to select those men and women whom they–each individual voter–believes will represent their best interests and those of our nation and states for the coming term. And conversely and concurrently, to reject those whom are esteemed to be antithetical to those values.
It is an awesome responsibility that the Founding Fathers have bestowed upon us. One that we have not always upheld very well. Our failure leads to empowered politicians rather than dedicated statesmen–a term largely unheard today and unknown to many. We the people. We hold the power: strong if used, worse than useless if not. Every election is a legacy for our children and grandchildren. The burden is on every individual voter every election.
President John F. Kennedy famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
The answer begins with your vote.