We the People...

The Constitution of the United States of America begins with the words, "We, the people..." It does not begin with "We, the Democrats", "We, the Republicans", "We, the Congress...", "We the analysts", "We, the lobbyists', or "We, the Special interests." The document is very specific that it is "We, the people" who are agreeing to this covenant.

In our republic that voice of the people is meant to be represented by delegates to Congress called Senators and Representatives. At one time Senators were elected by State Legislatures and thus represented the states. Representatives were elected by the people and represented districts that were supposed to be equally and reasonably divided by population.

Since then Senators have been elected by popular vote in accordance with the 17th amendment passed in 1913, thanks in large part to the muckraking editor William Randolph Hearst among others. This began a slow and steady erosion of the original intent of the framers of the Constitution that have culminated in the crisis we face today.

This brief article is not the place to delve into historical details about the ensuing events that occurred during the 20th century. There are sufficient comprehensive histories that can be consulted that have not been tainted by revisionists and de-constructionists. Suffice it to say that the liberal Democratic experiment that began with Franklin Roosevelt furthered by Lyndon Johnson added to by William Clinton and now being forcibly pushed by Barack Obama has brought this country to the verge of financial collapse and economic catastrophe.

Thankfully, the mid term election of 2010 served as a clarion call from the electorate that the people had endured enough and it was time to call a halt to the proceedings that were going on in Washington City. Even so there are those who still cling to their assumed prerogatives and refuse to further fiscal responsibility and sanity into the federal government. They have become accustomed to dipping into the public till to bribe the electorate into returning them to office ad nauseum.

Self termed Tea Party members of the House of Representatives have inserted into the mix a new agenda - a mandate from "We the People" to hold the line against abusive spending, restrictive regulations and the outright attack on the business community and the so-called "wealthy" all in the name of so-called "fairness". Fairness in the terminology of the current Democratic elites is nothing more than robbing from the productive rich to give to the non productive parasites who have become extremely comfortable living off the government dole.

In many ways those of my generation have seen a geometric rise in technology while there has been an almost equal decline in moral values and beclouding of what is right and what is wrong. No longer is there the black and white of certainty. Instead we have the uncertainty and conflict of various shades of gray that only serve to confuse, allowing the guilty to go free and the innocent to be severely punished, even murdered.

There are those who seek to re-define, re-interpret and deconstruct the long standing principles, ideas and ideals that once held sway in our nation. We have become besieged not with rational thought but with rationalities, false philosophies and downright Sophistries by people who's only thought is personal gain at the expense of society.

Nowhere is this more evident than in Washington City and the once hallowed halls of Congress that are now populated with selfish individuals who truly do not concern themselves with the fate and well being of this nation.

Yet, there remain pockets of moral virtue and adherence to the values of the past. They will eventually 'move the mountain' that faces us all and in time restore our government by removing those who's only interest is in themselves and their own personal survival, often at the expense of the well being of this nation. They have received a few pinpricks that have temporarily stymied them. Those pinpricks must be increased to achieve the final goal. The ballot box is where the voters of this nation can add to those pinpricks.