The Articles of Confederation,
America's first Constitution outlined self governance and helped to guide
America’s first leaders on how to make the nation succeed independently. The
government today has faced many problems for example: the shut down and negative
criticism from Americans about its new policies. This is due to the fact that the
United States constitution and the governmental process have been neglected by the
tactful political class.
In history, political figures and
classes that have represented the American people have been passionate about
their beliefs, and educated about the system and the law. They did what was the
best for the people. Today, this is not the case instead; individual agendas
have taken over honest representation of the people.
The current government does not truly represent
Americans because it is focused on ideological achievements. The party system
is not making things easier either; it is fueling more individual agendas
because people want to promote and improve their party’s record rather than do
what is right for the people. Whether one is a democrat or a republican, they
should put their differences aside and try to form policies that benefit
everyone instead of a faction which the founders warned against. I am not saying that it is or that it will be
easy, but I am saying that we can follow the governmental system to better the
PEOPLE’S representation.
The national government’s power resides in the
people so they need to be listened to or else everything the government does is
going to be responded to with a great percentage of negativity from the
American Public and it will not be to solely benefit them.
1 comment:
After the discussions in our class, I believe we can all agree that America is far less than the semi-utopian society it is often hailed as. In fact, its condition has actually deteriorated from what it used to be - which raises the question: “Why?” There are many different opinions on the subject, three of which have been mentioned in the “Stage 6” blog posts: Problems with Congress (Exploring American Government), problems with the Supreme Court structure (The American Hilltops), and problems with the people (We The People).
The author of “Exploring” echoes the sentiment that representatives now focus more on public image [and, as a result, re-election] than actually tackling problems presented by the people. The “Hilltops” post, on the other hand, confronts a different branch of government and the problem spawned byMarbury vs. Madison. The Court, it argues, has been given too much power to not be held “accountable to the people,” which is contributing to the imbalance of the government. And yet a third problem not directly presented by any posts is the similarexpansion of executive power, which has happened to a largeextent since the transition between the “Whig” and “Stewardship” theories.
While all of these are true, the author of “We the People” brings up another valid point. The government is not the only problem – we contribute to it as well. In today’s culture, the ‘thing to do’ is make yourself the victim and blame somebody else; “People’s” post clearly indicates (and I agree) that handling the responsibilities given to you is a much more desirable answer.
All of these problems stem from one underlying issue: the flawed nature of man. Unfortunately, since people do not want to acknowledge that, they claim that man is basically good and that they are justified in their actions. And with the wide influence of the “moral relativity” belief, such action has become easier than ever. Therefore, while I do agree with all three authors that reform of the system (i.e. “symptoms”) will help, focus also needs to rest on treatment of the cause (lack of moral standards, etc.).
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