Party Lines

Another thing that I'm interested in is politics. I do not want to be a politician, but politics do interest me. This country has strayed so far from the constitution and the purpose our founding fathers had for this country and it worries me.

Today, America is splintered apart by party lines.

"Are you a democrat or a republican?"

I'm neither. Yes, I agree with most Republican policies, but what about the men who sit on Capital Hill and in the White House? The people who ultimately make the decisions. Our founding fathers wanted us to choose politicians and presidents because of the individual's ability to lead and make right decisions - they did not want America split down the middle by party lines. And that is exactly what we have today.

I wish that political campaigns and terms of office would not be so much about "Well, this is what my party thinks, so this is what I am voting for." Yes, be faithful to your party and your stance on the issues the American public based their votes on but don't compromise the morality, economy, or even worse, the safety, of your fellow Americans because that is what your party believes.

When John Adams was president he made a decision about the US's involvement with the French Revolution. His stance was against his party's stance, but he took it because he knew what he had decided was the best thing for America. His decision cost him his re-election but it also saved America. It saved us from war with France or Britain - or both - which we could not have handled at that time.

Today's politicians need to learn something from Adams. You are not in office to get re-elected, you are in office to make your nation the best it can be - even if it means stepping outside of your party's lines to do so.

(I understand that my opinion can VERY easily backfire on me, but I'm writing on a whim...I'll rationalize later.)