Party over Country

Politics should be a two-way street with politicians, leaders and representatives providing direction and choices and the voting public placing the appropriate person into office. Sadly both sides of the equation have failed in their duties.

Our representatives on both sides of the political landscape have abused their positions showing a frightening arrogance and a total disregard for their constituents. They have placed themselves ahead of their party and their party ahead of their country and constituents. The scandals that appear on an almost daily basis continually chip away at the concepts of democracy that are the bedrock of this country. Allowing lobbyists to control the agenda, accepting money in exchange for political access, configuring voting districts to disenfranchise the democratic process, violating the innocence of young interns, twisting the words and actions of others to further their own interests, lying and deceiving the voting public for undisclosed agendas. The list of abuses is almost endless and both sides are guilty.

And the constituents are guilty of aiding and abetting the rape of democracy that happens right under their noses. A majority can't even be bothered to vote or are so disgusted with the process they have abandoned their duty. Many have allowed their party of choice to dictate their actions. It is the duty of each individual to put the best people into positions of power but many have come to the conclusion that they will abdicate their responsibility and leave the decisions up to their RED or BLUE party.

We deserve what we are getting from our leaders. We need to take back the political process. Vote. If you don't vote you have no business complaining about the state of our democracy. Vote for the overall best representative regardless of political leanings. The best representatives will put the people first and that is as it should be. Hold our representatives accountable for their actions and remove them when they violate our trust.


The end result will be a PURPLE democracy and that is as it should be.