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By David Brown Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive! ~ Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Sir Walter sure was a wiley Scot - but then, most Scots are. But how perceptive he was of human nature! Many of us will push the limits on most things, inhibited only by the threat of punishment in law should we get caught. Yet, there are those of us who will risk crossing even that line. It used to be used car salesmen that had a reputation of dishonesty when dealing with a prospective customer, and I suppose to some extent that reputation still clings to that particular profession. But even that 'rep' pales when it comes to politicians. The saying goes 'if a politicians lips are moving, he/she is lying'. Although in most cases those words are spoken in jest, it is safe to say that even then the joke is very much tongue-in-cheek. Sad to say, we just don't trust our politicians anymore. Could it be that they stay in the job too long? Does 'familiarity breed contempt'? I don't know who coined that phrase, but it sure is apropos. Washington D.C. is a perfect example. It seems to me that the Capitol building - the home of the House of Representatives and the Senate - contains specially-treated air, within which common sense and common decency cannot survive. How else could so much deceit and corruption thrive? Currently, it is as if the inmates of that particular asylum are collectively contemptuous of both their oath of office and their obligation to their constituents. They have forgotten that it is them who serve us - not we them. The national majority mood seems to be coalescing into a single-minded passion to 'throw the bums out' in November' mid-term elections. While I certainly agree that a |
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drastic removal from office is the answer to punish those who, for whatever reason, have betrayed us, I do not agree that that should be the only cost for their blatant disregard for 'We, the People'. After all, they are the ones who have emptied our treasury, and committed us and our progeny to unfathomable debt for decades to come. My understanding of the Declaration of Independence is that it was intended to throw off the shackles of servitude. I believe that the intent was to treat us all as equals, not as subjects of a sovereign but a sovereign citizenry, if you will. We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and (continued on page 2) |
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