PrintDecember 19, 2010
Government Undermined
Our government is accelerating down the path to irrelevance with actions that undermine our faith in its ability to govern. For government to function properly, its citizens must have faith that it is capable of handling the affairs of state in a fair and evenhanded way. Government must assure its citizens of consistent treatment of all issues with a reasonable, commonsense set of rules whose purpose is straightforward and clearly understood. A government grounded in common sense can survive the occasionally ill-conceived law or corrupt individual as long as its citizens can point to a clearly defined set of core rules.This has been the case in America -- we look to our founding documents for core rule guidance in the form of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We understand that governments are inherently flawed due to the fact that they are created, staffed, and maintained by inherently flawed humans. But you do the best you can and hope you...(Read Full Article)
