We The People

With the two indictments of officials close to the president, it may seem that our country is falling apart.  It may, in fact, be, but we have reason to hold our heads high.  While the federal government is issuing decrees that disrupt the environment, eliminate regulations on various industries, and the tariffs that are causing even farmers to have problems, the states are stepping up and showing that We The People have a say in how our government will be run. 

That said, there are still things that the president’s government is doing that is disturbing, to say the least.  The jailing of innocent children without their parents is unconscionable.  Allowing wild animals to be hunted in their dens is unconscionable.  Breaking with the nations with whom we have had treaties and commitments over many different presidential careers is unconscionable. 

It is important that we acknowledge these things and do what we can to put a stop to such abhorrent policies.  How do we do it?  Some people prefer to sign petitions and participate in demonstrations.  Some people like to call their congress members.  The important thing is to do something.  We can’t just allow these policies to go unchecked.

The single most important thing is to accept that our government is doing these things which so blatantly go against our personal and religious values.  You may say that he is doing these things because they must be done.  Or that he is justified in doing what is best for the people.  That is not true.  He is backing industry and undoing things that are meant to help our environment and protect the interests of the people.  I ask you, what or who is being helped by the unsportsmanlike killing of bears in their dens as they sleep?  Who benefits from drilling for oil in national parks?  Who benefits from the revitalization of coal mines?  Do not give up your truth to patronize someone as unworthy as our president.

Finally, I ask that you support policies that bring us together as a nation.  The saddest thing is that our country is being polarized and we are not coming together as Americans.  This has nothing to do with whether football players stand for the National Anthem.  It is about what we, the American People, do in our daily lives and hold together.

May you be richly blessed.