It is not “We the People,” for less than a third of vote. We elect the federal and state politicians to steer the ship, but they don’t steer. The reason they don’t steer it either there is only about 1/3 of them voting for “We the People,” the rest of them “Vote down party lines,” so guess what, the “Party” is at the helm. Now you may say the “Party” sounds like communism and it may be closer than you think. But the party I’m referring to is the Democratic and Republican parties. Each party has been in power 16 of the past 32 years. Why is each party blaming the other for all the ills of the United States of America? In my opinion, neither party has the guts to stand up like a man and take responsibility for their share of the poison they’ve spewed on America.
I was a registered Democrat for over 50 years, then I switched to a Republican, not because I wanted to be a Republican, I just did not want to be a Democrat anymore. It’s kind of like voting, you don’t vote for the one you want, you vote for the lesser of the evils. That is a shame, but that’s the way the “Party” wants it and they are steering the ship. People, this great country of ours is failing for one simple reason, that being “Responsibility.”
“We the People” will not take personal responsibility. Our elected officials will not take responsibility to cast their own vote. It is easier to point the finger at someone else than be accountable. That is all they do in Washington, point and run the other party down. That is not what we pay them for. They need to read their job descriptions and do what it says, or we will fire them.
We cannot afford to continue to live with a government that’s completely irresponsible. We must have some accountability. Perhaps we need to teach responsibility in our public school systems.
G.W. Croft
Live Oak, Fla.