When the Constitution was written, it did not specify that members of two separate and incompatible parties populate Congress; and yet that is what we have today. Our elected officials are supposed to be concerned solely with the welfare of American citizens, and yet instead, they have adopted a philosophy of narrowly following the tenets of their chosen party, regardless of the specific issue at hand. Rather than looking at each issue on a case-by-case basis and searching for the merit contained therein, they respond in an immediate knee-jerk reaction determining where it rests within the parameters of their individual party philosophy.
Whatever happened to the supposed sincere belief in Bipartisanship so sought after during the Clinton years? That is, after all, the ideal, is it not? -- to have all members of the legislature working together for the betterment of the life and spirit of the American people. In a perfect world, this would be the case, Congress as an altruistic body motivated to unselfishly improve the quality of life for its constituents – all its constituents.
Unfortunately, this is not the case. We, the people, do not have a body of highly moral and objective decision-makers working for “the greater good.” Instead, we have both Senators and Representatives bickering and nitpicking like children with the aim of shoring up the bragging rights of their individual parties. They are more interested in an “us versus them” stance rather than with looking objectively at each issue and making their choices based on the good of the people. This approach is weakening our country and all who reside herein.
It is imperative that “we, the People” determine a way to entirely disband these two irresponsible parties, and implement a healthier, more realistic alternative.
(more to follow)
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