The Empire Page

To really appreciate the power of the Declaration of Independence, one must read it from time to time, especially in times when our country seems to be in a free fall from grace. When many of our national and state legislators are just doing the wrong thing, ethically, morally and politically, and not truly representing the citizens they were elected to represent, and are acting in a destructive manner to the best interests of the country or state.

Let's take a look at the second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that all men are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."

In my humble opinion, the time has come to have the people's voice heard loud and clear. Our government has become destructive, in fact, it has become self-destructive. It is imploding right before our eyes.

The tricky part is how do the People go about abolishing it in an orderly manner. Our founding fathers, I am sure, never envisioned that our country would become the size and magnitude it has grown to. It would have been relatively easy to abolish and reinstitute a new government back in the 18^th century. Now I believe our only choice is to keep voting out legislators that simply do not demonstrate they are acting in the best interests of the People and the country.

See you at the polls in November.

God Bless America.

Douglas Boettner

Doug.boettner@gmail.com