Getting It Right!

I ask myself everyday what it will take for the people of the United States to get it right. If you read the political blogs like I do, you might think we have already fallen off the cliff and are just waiting to crash into the abyss. Everyone seems entrenched on their party lines with no room to give on any issue. The Democrats are emboldened to the extreme left. The Republicans are lost in the woods trying to find a voice. Somewhere in the middle are those like me looking to find what is right.

Our country was founded on absolute principles meaning that government can only do so much. The Constitution lists all of the things Congress cannot do in order to ensure each and every citizen maintains explicit rights. I feel as if the line has been crossed by government and our individual sovereign rights have been violated. We no longer have a government that represents the people. It is now beholden to the power of the national parties. The Democratic and Republican parties have invaded the local elections whenever they deem necessary to maintain this power.

When was the last time a state election was confined to the people of just the state? Take Virginia for example. Both parties have set their eyes on winning the Governor's office by throwing all of their money and public relation machines behind their candidates. They are sending people into the state from all over the country to get out the message of the party.

Many time candidates are hand picked by the national parties to run for office in a state. These candidates do not look to the voters for accountability. They look to the organizations who funneled them resources for direction. They are puppets of a system that is destroying the very foundation that our country was built upon. Our so-called leaders represent the interest of groups looking to gain from the power they hold.

It is time for the voters to get it right. Our country is in severe trouble. We need to find local leaders who understand the issues in our communities and put them in office. Our representatives should be held accountable to those they are supposed to represent. The voter has to take control of our individual freedoms as granted by the Constitution. We need to bring back accountability to the voters before our country actually falls off the cliff.