If you are aware that something is wrong in our country, you might be a part of the solution. Because I am retirement age, I have seen a lot of history. I was never more aware of the erosion of personal privacy rights, freedom of speech, and basic decency than I am today.
For those individuals who can't see this, you are possibly younger or of a progressive mindset. Progressive is not necessarily a good term. It is associated with the current movement towards communism. When you have seen the Vietnam and the Korean Wars fought to stop communism, and the World Wars fought to stop narcissistic tyrants, it makes you pause to see the developments in Washington D.C. today.
It is easy to become distracted and think this only concerns federal politics, but these criminal tendencies begin on the city and state levels. It is the duty of every citizen to watch their representatives to see if they are doing their jobs. Everyone makes mistakes and every failure is not a willful breaking of the law. The point is there must be checks and balances. A graphic example of failure of this system is the U.S president stating to the French president that as president he can do whatever he wants.
The judicial branch and the congressional branch are not doing their duty. They are to provide a check to the power of the executive branch. Our duty is to observe and to be a check on the local and state representatives, so they will not take advantage of the people they are supposed to be serving.
While it is nice to be at home relaxing after a long day at school or work; it is incumbent on us to go to city council meetings and other political functions on the local level. Of course, one of the most important responsibilities is to vote. While the primaries don't get the turn out of the general election; they are very important in sending a message for the values you represent.
Alvin Murphy
Walsenburg
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