We’ve “Lost The Plot” (As A Country)
Politics has become big business, and that is a shame. Why else would national campaigns cost so much money? It was never meant to be this way. Why is our congress full of so many multimillionaires, and how do they leave their positions wealthier? Our Founding Fathers worried this could happen. This is why they created our system of checks and balances. This is also why they wrote extensively about their concerns regarding the influence of interest groups in our political system. What they deemed possible has come true. Sadly, when seeking those responsible, we only need to look inward. We get the government we deserve. These events wouldn’t be happening if we all took our role as citizens more seriously and put the good of the nation above our own, often misinformed, and opinionated self-interest. We are asleep in the passenger seat while someone else is driving.
