Are you angry? Well you should be. You should be livid, that so many of the people that you elected to represent you in local, state and federal government offices have failed to do the job they promised to do when they ran for public office. They lied to you. Whether it was through “little white lies” of omission or big, rotten lies of commission, they are lies none the less.
We now have a “Liar in Chief” occupying the Oval Office. A travesty for sure, but just a symbol, the foul tip of the slimy iceberg below the surface which our government has come to represent. Perhaps not ALL government, but sadly a great deal of it.
The framers of our Constitutional Republic gave the world a magnificent experiment, a theory that had never been tried before. It was based on the concept that a free people could effectively govern themselves, without the need for a monarch or dictator to control the “great unwashed” masses.
The thing they crafted is remarkable, and has been the blueprint for many other countries’ governing documents in the years since. However, in their wisdom, they failed to add the one thing that could protect against the corruption which almost inevitably comes with the assumption of power over others. That thing was and is, clearly stated term limits for elected and appointed government office. Nineteenth century British politician Lord Acton stated:
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
The corruption takes many forms. It may be as simple as being treated discourteously by a clerk at the DMV, who has forgotten that their customers are indeed those who pay their salary, the state just being the intermediary. However, as the level of power increases, the opportunity for corruption expands exponentially. Corrupt law enforcement personnel can quite literally threaten your freedom or your very life. Thankfully, there are very few of them out there, contrary to what the Black Lives Matter organization would have us believe. Continue reading Are You Angry?