There are three sides to every story: your side, my side and the truth.
I’m fed up with all these political advertisements that portray a candidate’s opponent as the spawn of Satan by spinning snippets from previous interviews.
Everyone claims they’re going to help the middle class. I’ve heard that promise ever since I started to vote. I’m nearly full retirement age and am still hearing how they promise to save Social Security. When? After they win these never-ending military conflicts that are costing the taxpayers billions of dollars?
FYI, only Congress can declare war, according to the U.S. Constitution. You know, that piece of paper the Founding Fathers put together to create this great country.
That’s another catchphrase: “Save democracy!” For those who didn’t pay attention in school, we’re a constitutional republic, not a democracy. There’s a difference. Ben Franklin, when asked what type of government they set up, replied something like “A republic, if you can keep it.” There’s a lot of truth to that, because it was set up for “we the people” to protect and defend. So when we hear politicians say they want to “save democracy,” what they really mean is they want to save their jobs.
This is an important election, and it’s not necessarily who we’re voting for, but what we’re voting for. So God help us, God help us save and unite this United States of America.
Rowland Bostock
Jeannette