The Consent Of The Governed
I often find myself wondering how our current government relates to the founding principals of this nation. Having been a history major, and one who sees great value in the lessons of history I cannot help but wonder how this nation of individuals, whose heritage going back to Paine, Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson, to name a few, could find itself in the fiscal and social disarray it does today. As a proponent of the political philosophy the government which governs least governs best, I blame this dislocation from our founding document on the government. However, in all fairness to reality... we are a democratic republic and as such the people wield a great deal of power over the institutions that govern us. But only if we chose to effectively exercise this power. One only needs to look to the dismal voter turnout (with the possible exception of the last national election) to realize that v...