it seems like the gate has been locked so I started this topic.
Although it seem like the problem is radicals encroaching on our country, and that is true to some extent, the real problem lies amongst us. The people we send to DC no longer go there to represent us the voters. From the first day they start working to protect their position and almost guarantee that they will become millionaires at our expense. This is not , IMHO, what our forefathers had in mind. They actually visualized honorable volunteers who loved their country and wanted to serve a term or two and then return home to let fresh blood serve in their place for the good of all. Had our present elected officials, and I am grouping them all together, NO MATTER THE PARTY represented us correctly, we would not be facing some of the current MAJOR problems. The loopholes would be closed and our borders would be secure. Instead of representing what their constituents want, they consider how the vote will affect the next election down the road. Watch how they are playing the next presidential election now. All of these representatives, and I say that lightly, make me sick. If by chance they lose an election, they climb right back on the wagon running for another elected position no matter what it is. This only builds their fortunes and gains them more perks and retirement income while we pay the price. I liken them to the wrestlers that used to make all the small town circuits. They would give the impression of beating up the opponent to please the crowd, then they would jump in a van together and go have a beer to plan the next bout. It was all smoke and mirrors! Again, this is just my opinion, and I have no solution to offer. I think we have let it go on far too long to reel it in. Unfortunately, our descendants will be the ones who really suffer, because they will never know what it is truly like to live in a free country.
Although it seem like the problem is radicals encroaching on our country, and that is true to some extent, the real problem lies amongst us. The people we send to DC no longer go there to represent us the voters. From the first day they start working to protect their position and almost guarantee that they will become millionaires at our expense. This is not , IMHO, what our forefathers had in mind. They actually visualized honorable volunteers who loved their country and wanted to serve a term or two and then return home to let fresh blood serve in their place for the good of all. Had our present elected officials, and I am grouping them all together, NO MATTER THE PARTY represented us correctly, we would not be facing some of the current MAJOR problems. The loopholes would be closed and our borders would be secure. Instead of representing what their constituents want, they consider how the vote will affect the next election down the road. Watch how they are playing the next presidential election now. All of these representatives, and I say that lightly, make me sick. If by chance they lose an election, they climb right back on the wagon running for another elected position no matter what it is. This only builds their fortunes and gains them more perks and retirement income while we pay the price. I liken them to the wrestlers that used to make all the small town circuits. They would give the impression of beating up the opponent to please the crowd, then they would jump in a van together and go have a beer to plan the next bout. It was all smoke and mirrors! Again, this is just my opinion, and I have no solution to offer. I think we have let it go on far too long to reel it in. Unfortunately, our descendants will be the ones who really suffer, because they will never know what it is truly like to live in a free country.
