Our founding fathers envisioned a nation of citizen legislators. When they established the Constitution, the first and foremost thought in their minds was that power must belong to the people, and not the government.
Time after time someone gets elected with noble plans to help their district, state, or nation. But once they get the job, something changes. They become part of the system and never want to leave. Getting reelected becomes their primary goal.
The system favors incumbents. If we really want to put an end to business as usual, we’ve got to have a constant influx of new leaders, not just re-runs of those who have become entrenched in the system. Ordinary working people from the community must step up and take their turn in office. Our founding fathers never imagined that our country would someday be “ruled” by an elite group of professional politicians who make a living from politics and have forgotten that they were elected to be “public servants”.
As we have seen over the years, regardless of what party is in the majority, power corrupts. It’s time to get rid of the career politician and restore the founding fathers ideal of citizen legislator. Our nation can no longer afford these men and women who are insulated from the consequences of their failures. These career politicians would have you believe that only seasoned, experienced politicians have the skills and knowledge needed to lead. But that’s exactly the situation we have today, and that’s what got us into this mess.
If we want real and positive change, we must change the process and restore the citizen legislator. As I endeavor to make a difference by seeking Florida State Senate seat district 32, I covet your prayers; and I would ask you take a minute to give me your comments and input.
It is my desire to be one of those citizen legislators that our founding fathers believed would be best suited to serve and protect our freedoms.