Posted by
dbalfe on Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:27:22 PM
“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation” Thomas Jefferson- Declaration of Independence
When this document was written the Founding Fathers took it upon themselves, for the people, to separate ways from the reigning powers that be. Back then they had no choice but to pick up arms and fight for the God given rights that they were entitled too. Today, there is no need to pick up arms; we have a much more peaceful solution to the problems that we face. The weapon of choice today is the voting machine. However, far too many people do not get involved in today’s political process and the career politicians are counting on this. As we sit back and watch our country beginning to crumble all around us, we as a people cannot even be bothered to get off the couch and vote. It does not matter to me what your political affiliation is, what does matter to me is that everyone of us exercises our duty as American citizens by registering, voting and keeping informed on what is happening in the greatest country this world has ever seen. It is our duty to protect our own rights and the rights of the generations to come. We are slowly letting the career politicians of this country take everything away from us that are Founding Fathers, all the service men, and generations of Americans fought and died for.
During the last presidential campaign the main theme of our now reigning president was a message of Hope. A hope for a better future and America, in my opinion the only hope that we can wish for is too elect officials in the upcoming elections that are not in the pockets of special interest groups or are only looking out for their own personal interests. There needs to be a clear message to every politician out there; that they work for the people not the other way around. How can we make this happen, we need to get rid of them and vote in new people, with new real ideas that believe in the foundation of the constitution and will not twist it around for their own sake. We the People of this country need to send a clear message to them and take back our own country for our own sake and the future of generations to come. This all starts with the upcoming elections and the elections that will be held next year. We all need to start now with the upcoming local elections. Many of these local elections are decided by less than 1000 votes, so every vote matters. Do not be fooled and sit back, please I urge you to get involved, educate yourself and make a choice. Please exercise the rights that we have today for they may not be here tomorrow; if we do not act upon them.