My fellow Americans,
Never before, in the history of the United States, have we faced such a crisis of confidence in our government, be it at the local, state or federal level.
The majority of our legislators, mostly lawyers and professional politicians, have violated their oath of office and sold out America to the special interests in return for access to power or the proverbial thirty pieces of silver. Crookedness and complacency are now the rule rather than the exception.
Whether backing a toxic political ideology spawned by the enemies of America, both foreign and domestic, or simply capitalizing on their public office for personal profit – we have representatives that no longer represent “We the People.”
It doesn’t even matter which political party you support – both sides of the aisle have been corrupted by money and power. Both will support candidates who will do or say anything to get elected – and then pay off their supporters; no matter how despicable or odious their beliefs.
Our legislators pay lip-service tribute to our military which is actively in harm’s way – while decimating the funding for military support and equipment. They honor our dead while simultaneously holding them up as being engaged in an illegal war – as if our brave soldiers chose to die for some political pipe dream.
Our current political model is unsustainable. They are frog-marching American citizens down the road allegedly paved with good intentions – the road to hell. These are the people who embrace an Orwellian world, where evil is good, wrong is right and America is just another player on the world stage.
Recognize that the political forces have divided us along lines of class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, location and a multiplicy of other characteristics -- to divide rather than unite. To rule through a coalition gained by promising the biggest voter blocks access to power, funding and other legislative benefits. This is not America or the American way. We are a single people, with a single self-serving and humanitarian purpose -- not segments of society to be manipulated by those who seek political power.
We must, out of necessity, take action. Denying financial support for both parties and eliminating those who have sold their country down the drain from office.
Therefore, on this Fourth of July, I beg of you – consider the consequences of your next vote. The consequences of blindly supporting that “celebrity” candidate or voting on a single-issue cause. Of making political decisions based on a “them or us” basis as you would support a sports team.
Remember our representatives are supposed to represent us all, not sell us out for access to power and personal profit.
Do the right thing …
May our troops be safe and may they return to an America in which politicians honor their oath of office as representatives of the legal citizens of the United States.
Be well, be safe and take care of yourself and your family first.
-- steve
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