By
Dr.
David J. Height
I confess that I have been for much
of my life interested and drawn by politics and politicians. I truly enjoy the machinations of politicians
as they fully espouse their stated intentions of “America First” coupled with
their seeming desire to “Fully represent their Constituency” and in essence to
“do that which is right and just.” I
truly enjoy watching as they bob and weave in their continuous efforts to get
re-elected that they might continue in their endless and tireless efforts on
our behalf. I have been a middle of the
road when asked to declare my political beliefs however somehow I have changed
my perspective. Yes, I am becoming a
hard right wing constituent.
Our
American dream was founded on basic concepts.
If you don’t believe me read two of the most famous documents ever
created in the history of mankind. They
are the American Declaration of Independence and The United States
Constitution. The preamble to the
Declaration of Independence is simple and direct: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are
Life,
However, we as a country have lost our way. We have become mired in a sea of selfishness,
thoughtlessness, abuse of power and mismanagement. We are becoming slowly but steadily
surrounded by conduct that if not criminal is so borderline in nature that the
actions teeter on the edge of criminality.
The basic misconduct has become intertwined between politician,
businessman, educator, legal, police power, and the military to mention a
few.
This country was established as a democratic
republic. Simply put this means that the
“We
the People” as written into The United States Constitution are you
and I. We as the democratic republic (and remember
that we are the constituency) vote for our elected representatives. Not the other way around. Think about that statement for a moment. Somehow we as the constituency and more
significantly our elected officials have forgotten the meaning of elected
representation. Established in this
country is now the “Regal Positioning” of the elected officials. We refer to the Kennedy Dynasty, the Clinton
Dynasty, the Bush Dynasty, and the potential Obama
Dynasty. Further this list grows within
states and local governments. Thus with
an imperious wave of a “regal hand” a politician can literally doom a person,
business or a project. Hence We the People now seemingly duck in fear
to avoid the politician’s wrath and what it may bring. This ugly concept brings back other times and
places such as: Ancient Rome, Russia under the Czars, modern Russia under the
communist regime and the new current regime, Hitler’s Germany, North Korea,
Saudi Arabia, and Libya just to name a few.
Should you cross the politicians in power you were food for the lions,
subject to the concentration camps, all of the potential atrocities, execution,
and imprisonment. In sum, I feel we are
but a few short steps away.
If we look at
The answers to the above statements and questions
that I have just poised are really quite simple. This represents personal aggrandizement. Politicians worry about their “legacy.” What happened to their constituency they were
elected to represent? I for one do not
want to be famous, they erect statues in your honor, after you are dead, and
well you know what birds do. Perhaps
this is apropos!
We look at the business system in the
I recently a small article buried in the back of
the business section of the
We read about detainees held at
….decisions should be made by the application of
known principles or laws without the intervention of discretion in their
application.”
Simply put, one cannot apply one meaning to the law
and enforce as seen fit and then alter the meaning and enforcement for another
purpose. In essence therefore there must
be uniformity in enforcement. Hence
Amendment VI of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.
Somehow our governmental officials have forgotten this part, using
the excuse of the “war against terrorism.”
As I wrote earlier I do not question our country’s right to protect
itself what I question is why we are deviating from the established Rule of
Law. The very same words that have been
bandied about by many governmental officials, in sum hiding behind the words to
create excuses for our illegal activities.
In sum our politicians have violated the VI
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the very same Constitution they are sworn
to uphold and protect!
As I see the situation, We the People are subjugated to the politicians and the “Regal We.” We the
People are forced to witness and suffer while federal, state and local
governments run themselves like a feudal system of political favoritism. We the
People are forced to bail out businesses that have taken for years, ruined
their businesses, and are now dependent upon us to save them (the business
management excuse - we are taxpayers
too). The solution, you might ask is not
simple. However let us start with a few
simplistic ideas:
·
Term limits for all politicians not just the President of the
·
Limit campaign spending
·
Make the impeachment process easier and applicable to all elected
positions with stiff penalties
·
If you do not have money don’t spend it
·
Moratoriums (perhaps permanent) on self aggrandizing projects like the
2016 Olympics
·
Eliminate government bailouts – you business ruined it - you fix it
This is the start of a tough approach however the
alternative is something that goes against the very grain of American
society. If you don’t believe me read
Karl Marx!
Dr.
David J. Height resides in