It’s Not Just a One Party Problem

If one has read through all of my previous posts, and continues to read the ones which are forthcoming, one should notice that I have not passed blame for the American situation on any one party in particular. And there is a very simple reason for this: both parties are to blame. I have mentioned one party in one article to clarify why the name they have taken is a complete and total misnomer, as they do not follow the tenets of the philosophy that the liberal school traditionally holds. But on to my point.

This crisis is not one that was forged by any single political faction. Both have equally been facilitators of this debacle, the only change being the shift in power from one party to the other. But neither is doing anything to help get this country out of the mire that it was fallen into. Instead, there are just trying to outdo the other party across the aisle and pass all the blame on them, claiming that they are not responsible, but the other side is. They launch salvo after salvo and all that they do is destroy their own credibility, and with it goes the respect that this nation once used to hold in the world. They are doing more harm than good to this country.

Across the United States, men and women are rallying at modern day "tea parties," protesting the irresponsibility of our government and their failure to represent the wants, needs and interests of the American people. That have failed in their duty to "promote the general welfare" as the Constitution instructs them to do, and it is time that the American people stand up and actually do something about it.

Whether it be state, gubernatorial or the midterm elections that come up in 2010, it is time that the we, the American people, speak up by going out in droves and voting. Do not go out and just vote a party ticket, because just because that candidate represents the party you are a part of, or agree with, that does not mean they are the best choice to go to Washington. The people need to actually look at the positions and stances that the candidates are holding to. If they are just spouting the same old rhetoric that one party is bad, and they are good, that isn't enough. If they do not purport to represent the peoples interests if they are elected, if they do not really listen to what their constituents have to say and are just looking for a start on the road to political power, then by all means please leave their box on the ballot unchecked. Support the candidate who will promise to represent you in Congress, and not just be another party hack. And if they do get to Washington, hold them to what they said they promised to do. When they do what is not in the best interests of the people, let them know your displeasure. That is the only way to keep them accountable.

If there is any one thing that the American people need to know, it is this: the government is responsible to the people, not vice versa. The only reason those men and women are there are because all Americans can't be. Hold them to their promises. Keep them accountable. Accountability is the key to good representation. Party does not matter, as long as the interests of the people and the good of the country, which should be one and the same, are being met.