For as long as politicians have walked the earth, they have been enriching themselves as peddlers of pull. When people hold the purse strings of a nation’s bank account, they can empower or enrich others. Throughout history, politicians worldwide have made deals whereby a percentage of the money they give out finds its way back into the personal bank account of the politician. It’s incredible how our politicians’ net worths grow exponentially once in office. …
This nation was founded as a Constitutional republic with democratic elections. It is not a pure democracy because pure democracy is tribalistic. The American Constitution was designed to produce a country that is not tribalistic. The founders set out to create a legal system whereby all citizens have equal representation under the law. No other government had established such a system, making America the “exception to the rule,” hence the term “American Exceptionalism.” In a …
America attracted many of the brightest and strongest people from around the world. It did so by offering the opportunity to better their lives through merit and effort. They came to change their future by finding something they could provide society and then bringing it to market. They didn’t need wealth, just an idea, a few nickels, and sweat equity. All these people needed was to scrape together a few nickels to build their first …
There have been many instances where Congress has enacted policies the public didn’t support. After the next election cycle, many politicians who voted to implement the policy lost their re-election. Unfortunately, the harm has already occurred. Obamacare is a perfect example of this in action. In the mid-terms following the implementation of Obamacare, many legislators were replaced by opponents against Obamacare. The replacement of the legislators came after irreparable harm was done to our healthcare …
Prosecutors and judges hold positions that must be impartial and fair.For party politics to come into play corrupts the system. If a judge treats the defendants of one party differently than another, then our legal system will collapse. Prosecutors must be impartial as well.If a prosecutor of party A lowers or refuses to charge an evidenced crime for a defendant of party A yet throws the book at a defendant of party B, we have …