Yes, our liberty and freedoms are not locked-in-stone, but instead enabled by our special form of government. Not a “pure democracy,” which can result in mob-rule and tyranny-of-the-majority and where fifty-one percent could take away the rights of the other forty-nine, but rather, a first and to date one-of-its-kind “constitutional republic”! Purposefully designed to be governed by its citizens through three separate but equal branches of government: the legislative, executive, and judicial. Where, through the invaluable experience, profound insight, and exceptional wisdom of our country’s founders, “sovereignty” is intended to deliberately rest with its citizens!
Hence, relatively intense campaigns are often aimed at influencing our votes, such as with our recent 11/05/2024 Presidential/General Election. As millions chose to exercise our constitutional sovereignty by way of our votes. And in doing so, expressed who we want to represent us in various branches of government and what policies and agendas we expect to be employed.
And via this U.S. Constitution founded process, Former President (now President-Elect) Trump and Vice President-Elect Vance, and their publicly declared platform of planned policies, have been officially chosen as our county’s path forward, beginning January 20, 2025. A mandate of planned policies focused on crucial issues such as but not limited to: Border Security; Immigration Control; Inflation/Economy; Crime Prevention; Tax Cuts; Energy and manufacturing dominance; Preventing/ending wars; Missile Defense Shield for U.S.; U.S. Military strength/modernization; Protecting Social Security and Medicare; Cancelling Electric Vehicle mandate; Cutting costly and burdensome regulations; Keeping men out of women’s sports; Securing U.S. elections; and Uniting our country through new and record levels of success; etc.
A legitimately exercised citizens-sovereignty “chosen-path-forward” for our country—clearly validated not only by relatively overwhelming Electoral College Votes, but also substantial Popular Vote Majority.
And, in a perfect world, one might expect a rational “united” effort forward with the “overall” best interests of our country selflessly and uppermost in mind. However, history reflects that, in absence of such perfection, the future will, in addition to an array of positive and encouraging outcomes, also entail a mixed bag of counterproductive behaviors—often fueled by ignorance, apathy, complacency, denial, intimidation, greed, corruption, and other human-rooted flaws.
Nevertheless, many among us continue to hope for and encourage the day when we are much better at treating one another as “Americans” and much less tolerant of “Identity Politics.” That is, counterproductive behaviors seeking to “divide” us into groups of “victims” and “oppressors” by way of ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, denomination, gender, sexual orientation, social background, caste, social class, etc.
Yes, we will continue to enjoy the liberty and freedom enabling blessings of our precious “Republic” . . . that is, if we can keep it!
—William James Moore
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Please Note: The "above" article was also published as a Public Mind article on page 3 of the 11/19/2024 Edition of local newspaper, the Parsons Sun. [To enlarge/access, "Click" on the "below" image]:
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