Gotta love that chant at soccer games, and at the Olympics, where we shout to the world that we’re the greatest. If only we shared that same enthusiasm for our nation here at home. We’ve always touted our “new” form of government that’s lasted nearly 250 years as a beacon to the world. Now we’re about to toss it all away without even wondering why.
We are a government of the people. We’re a team. We elect legislators to represent our views and vote for programs and funding for them, that we wish them to pass. We elect a president to implement these laws on our behalf, and to nominate judges to interpret these laws. The judges are supposed to use their wisdom and knowledge of our Constitution to rule on these laws for the betterment of the people and nation.
Right now we have part of a legislature that wants to run the administration, and an over-reaching SCOTUS trying to legislate from the bench. And if a certain former president gets re-elected next year, he has promised to be the administration with limitless power, the congress with its power of the purse, and the courts.
Our founders wanted governing to be a team effort on behalf of we, the people. There are checks and balances and three separate branches of government for a reason. And they made it clear by George Washington deciding not to be named a king, that THERE IS NO I IN TEAM!
So I say read your constitution. If a legislator is not voting as you wish them to, kick the bum out at the next election. Consider whether you want a dictator or a president. Vote accordingly. Because once we have a dictator, it’s hard to go back to a democracy. Even if you like the dictator, he/she will change and you might not like the results and be unable to change it because you won’t have a vote. For anything.
Think about where this country is headed and vote accordingly. Go USA! Dee
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