Friday, July 4, 2014

Independence Day

“This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before; but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take.” - Thomas Jefferson

Fast forward to an astute commentary on the state of our nation today.

I am still amazed that we have come to this point of rapidly declining feelings of freedom and widespread dissociation with our political system. It is not the failure of our constitutional system and only partially the failure of our leaders. It is largely a failure in ourselves that we have become such grumbling drones — powerless, passive, and frankly a bit pathetic. Our government is openly trying to strip away core privacy protections and increase police powers at every level. Yet, we have fallen victim to the “blue state” and “red state” mentality — allowing politicians to constantly deflect criticism by referring to the other side as the greater evil. The result is predictable and, as with this poll, incredibly depressing. - Jonathan Turley

2 comments:

  1. There was an old expression on the playground back when I was a kid, CI; "If your own guy says so." Maybe Mr. Obama needs to listen to erstwhile supporters like Mr. Turley, Jeremy Scahill, and even John Stewart and try and get his own house in order for a while.......And, yes, the Republicans need to get their house in order, too. Both sides.

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    1. You are quite correct of course.....though the current state of affairs leaves me with little alternative other than to say - a pox on both their houses.

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