It is time for citizens to re-educate themselves on how
America’s form of government came to be. And then, how it works in principle.
This education will demonstrate how the principles were abridged at times and
distorted the process. Amending the process is one thing; distorting it is
another.
Transparent government is a principled goal. How it operates
in clear view of everyone is what makes it work while remaining trusted. Changing
it must also be deliberate, out in the open, and clearly mandated by the
amendatory powers of the people as provided in the US Constitution. Thus the
people retain the power to govern themselves. Elected officials are our proxy
in this. They speak for us and make decisions for us. If they err, they are
replaced by those who are supposed to follow our will as expressed in the
outcome of elections.
Professional personnel that do the work of the government
are hired by our elected officials. At the expense of the people, the personnel
– career professionals hopefully – are trained, supervised and accountable to
our ‘board of directors’, the Congress. Overseeing the entire process is the
Executive branch. Maintaining scrupulous supervision of the guiding principles,
is the Supreme Court.
The system ought to work; it has for over a couple
centuries. Some hiccups are to be expected. What is not expected is a takeover
of the government itself by factions within the government. The will and
direction of the people have become obscured by the professional politician,
not the professional staff.
These miscreants have been elected by us, the people. They can
be un-elected by us in the same manner.
I guess our duty is clear. Vote in the mid-term elections
and every election thereafter. It is an unspoken oath of citizenship. Just do
it.
October 2, 2018
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