We’re at another tipping point in the life of our great nation, something most of us thought we’d never see. Expecting good times to always roll is nonsense, of course – that’s not the real world. Our nation has been at this crossroads twice before, when we broke away from England and when we fought the Civil War.
Now it’s starting to feel like we’re back where we started, except this time our anger is not with London, but with Washington. Our Founding Fathers saw the prospect of this day, so we shouldn’t be surprised. It is usually the case where enormous power is concentrated in one place; those with it tend to seize it for themselves. It is not necessarily done with sinister motives. Nonetheless, the freedom of the people to decide their own fate is undermined.
Sen. David Perdue of Georgia explains that because of the political undercurrents, the
“Washington political establishment has hit the panic button. Not because they are afraid of any one individual or candidate, but because they are afraid of losing their own political power. This town is filled with well-intentioned people who believe they are doing the right thing, but far too many have lost their way after years in Washington. Politicians pay more attention to special interests groups and powerful lobbyists writing checks to their next campaign, than listening to the people back home that sent them here in the first place. This dangerous power vacuum has fueled frustration and created an entirely new breed of disenfranchised voters who are fed up…. A recent survey of likely Republican primary voters showed that 86 percent believe that ‘people like me don’t have any say about what the government does.’
“…People across America are angry, frustrated, and scared because they feel like Washington is not listening to them…The rise of career politicians has completely shifted the political paradigm from just liberal versus conservative. There is now a disconnect between the Washington political class and everybody else…
“When most Americans look at the federal government, (they see) a political class that is well connected and uninterested in giving them a say in how to right the ship…In state after state this year, voters have voiced support for presidential candidates who are not part of the political class. This is a growing movement, and it is bigger than any one candidate or election victory. Unless the political establishment is willing to learn from the anger felt by millions of Americans who feel left behind, this will not end in November.”
America has been blessed by leaders who loved our country more than their own lives, and who swore their allegiance to it and our Constitution.
The building blocks of our exceptional, prosperous nation are trustworthy, hard-working, reliable, cooperative and educated people underpinned by love of God and country. Such people possess the mental acuity to elect capable leaders. For goodness sake, let’s be such people, and let’s invest ourselves into our children, to insure that they become worthy building blocks.
Art Hall
From the Bible
From Deuteronomy 6: Keep my commandments and teach your children to do so, so that you’ll have a good and abundant life in a land abounding in milk and honey. And love God with your whole heart.
