Elected Representatives
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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1. That “no qualification of wealth, of birth, of religious faith, or civil profession is permitted to fetter the judgment or disappoint the inclination of the people.”
2. That “they would not aim at the ambitious sacrifice of the many for the aggrandizement of the few.”
3. That “they make no law which will not have its’ full operation on themselves and their friends as well as on the great mass of society.”
4. That “these securities however would be found very insufficient without the restraint of frequent elections.”
These principles for the behavior of elected representatives are from James Madison, reputedly the father of the Constitution and fourth president of the U.S. [taken from The Federalist Papers].
During this election year could the people find candidates who would adhere to such principles, rather than those who will follow the hierarchy of a political party, their paymasters, lobbyists, PACS, etc.?
Obviously, a scarce few, based on the present crop announced for election and re-election.
D.R. Miller
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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1. That “no qualification of wealth, of birth, of religious faith, or civil profession is permitted to fetter the judgment or disappoint the inclination of the people.”
2. That “they would not aim at the ambitious sacrifice of the many for the aggrandizement of the few.”
3. That “they make no law which will not have its’ full operation on themselves and their friends as well as on the great mass of society.”
4. That “these securities however would be found very insufficient without the restraint of frequent elections.”
These principles for the behavior of elected representatives are from James Madison, reputedly the father of the Constitution and fourth president of the U.S. [taken from The Federalist Papers].
During this election year could the people find candidates who would adhere to such principles, rather than those who will follow the hierarchy of a political party, their paymasters, lobbyists, PACS, etc.?
Obviously, a scarce few, based on the present crop announced for election and re-election.
D.R. Miller
Warsaw, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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