After being inundated with hundreds of commercials, postcards, flyers, newspaper articles, e-mail blasts, blog reports and even personal visits from candidates the race for public office has become an interruption in my daily life. Like most people I would like to get back to the comfort of my routine before the election. I would like to go back before I ever had to met Freddie and Fannie
and the economic meltdown of Wall Street. Here’s the problem. There is no going back, only the future. We can’t change what has happened. We can learn from the past and only go forward.
I have been told how we got into the current situation. The finger pointing has been directed at both major political parties and their leaders How do we fix the problem so we can go forward and pull away from all the of negativity and mistrust of government? How do we vote for real change? Here’s a novel idea. Pull out that dusty copy of the United States Constitution you gave your kids to read for school. Can’t find it? Go to the library and ask for a copy, they may still have one, someplace. Better yet, go on-line and look it up. Read what it has to say. Yes, I know the wording is perhaps a bit old fashion. I know it’s something you haven’t looked at since high school civics class. Do yourself and your country a favor and read it.
You may be shocked how different you will “fill in the boxes” in the voting booth. The ideals set forth by America’s Founders in the United States Constitution should be everyone’s guiding principles in making their decisions on Election Day. Do the candidates you are voting for or the issues you are in favor of protect individual and property rights? Do the individuals running for office stand for personal responsibility? Are your candidates in favor of free markets, limited government and low taxes? And most importantly is your candidate voting for a strong national defense?
If you can answer yes to all these questions then the person you are voting for and the issues you are in favor of are upholding the guiding principles of our Constitution. If they are not, then you get the government you vote for. My suggestion for my countrymen is to really move on. Read one of the most enduring documents written by all mankind. Read your Constitution and then vote.
and the economic meltdown of Wall Street. Here’s the problem. There is no going back, only the future. We can’t change what has happened. We can learn from the past and only go forward.
I have been told how we got into the current situation. The finger pointing has been directed at both major political parties and their leaders How do we fix the problem so we can go forward and pull away from all the of negativity and mistrust of government? How do we vote for real change? Here’s a novel idea. Pull out that dusty copy of the United States Constitution you gave your kids to read for school. Can’t find it? Go to the library and ask for a copy, they may still have one, someplace. Better yet, go on-line and look it up. Read what it has to say. Yes, I know the wording is perhaps a bit old fashion. I know it’s something you haven’t looked at since high school civics class. Do yourself and your country a favor and read it.
You may be shocked how different you will “fill in the boxes” in the voting booth. The ideals set forth by America’s Founders in the United States Constitution should be everyone’s guiding principles in making their decisions on Election Day. Do the candidates you are voting for or the issues you are in favor of protect individual and property rights? Do the individuals running for office stand for personal responsibility? Are your candidates in favor of free markets, limited government and low taxes? And most importantly is your candidate voting for a strong national defense?
If you can answer yes to all these questions then the person you are voting for and the issues you are in favor of are upholding the guiding principles of our Constitution. If they are not, then you get the government you vote for. My suggestion for my countrymen is to really move on. Read one of the most enduring documents written by all mankind. Read your Constitution and then vote.
