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Friday, July 15, 2011
The consent of the governed
The Declaration of Independence states that “Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”. that consent is most plainly expressed at the ballot box on election day. It is our civic duty to exercise that right, otherwise that consent is granted to our elected officials by a very few, the power to tax, spend, regulate, and govern over all of us is controlled by an elite group who vote. This is the cycle that has repeated itself time and again simply because “we the people” have failed in our responsibility to our selves, our families, and our community. The Declaration of Independence goes on to state, “whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it”. No institution of Government could possibly fit this description any better than our school boards. Schools no longer serve to educate our kids to the highest standard we can afford. Schools instead focus on indoctrinating the kids in socialism, the green movement, and a bizarre form of tolerance, all the while showing intolerance to anyone who questions the programs. Thanks to the unions we now spend more money than we can afford to employ as many administrators and union members as possible, with no regard for their performance on the job. It is only through the actions of we the people that this cycle will be broken. We must find the best possible candidates for these positions by paying attention to what they stand for. We must educate our friends and neighbors as to which candidates have all of our best interest in mind. We must get out the vote. We must pay attention to when the elections are held and tell everyone all day long of their responsibility as citizens of a free state to help in getting the right people elected. If we cannot “alter” what is going on within the existing process, we will be forced to abolish it by other means.
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