Finger-pointing, mudslinging, slogans, rhetoric, spin, lobbyism, fundraising, pundits, tax increases, broken promises, lies and deceit, etc etc etc…I want out! I'm done with paying to be on a losing team…especially one that’s lost sight of the true American spirit…
I want to start from the top; so, bear with me and my garrulous nature while I lay the foundation of my logic.
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself."
John Adams
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Benjamin Franklin
*Each state votes for 2 Senators to report to the federation and represent equal weight of the 50 states.
*Each Representative in the House is picked by districts within each state to represent the people of only that district. (Already, there should be many varying opinions and concerns enough to prevent power gain, if followed correctly).
*The states, not the people, vote for the president. (While the people within their states vote, they are only voting for which way they would like their state to vote, but each state’s vote is carefully weighted to not counteract any other state. For example, while Ohio may have a smaller population than California, it is no less of a state. This is why the Electoral College exists. We are like mini countries within one union-and not one entity is more important than the other to the federation.)
*Once the President is picked by the states, he is entrusted to appoint judges to the Supreme Court based on their ability and reputation to correctly interpret and uphold the laws of the land, but Congress must approve or it cannot be.
I’m only using the Democrats as an example now, because it’s a perfect specimen of what can go wrong, but Republicans have done it too…and are currently selling out their core beliefs to steal power back.
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
Thomas Jefferson
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation."
President James Madison (1751-1836) speech, Virginia Convention,1788
"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government."
Thomas Paine
"We the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts--not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
Abraham Lincoln
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
Patrick Henry