United We Fall

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."

We are all familiar with that quote from the Federalist Paper #51. But we also must recall the latter part of it, which all to often is forgotten.

"If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary."

This election is oh so critical for our country. Much is at stake. Our economy is in the crapper, the demand for oil is increasing, our environment is hurting, and most people seem to forget that we are fighting a war on two fronts. More than ever we need the government to make smart sound decisions on how to deal with these an numerous other issues.

But thats what the government is designed to do right? So wheres the problem? The problem is that it wont be the government that's making the decisions.

If Obama wins this next election, which all signs point to that he will, we will have a very liberal democrat in the White House, more liberal than we have seen in a long time. All signs point to a democratic Majority in the House of Representatives as well. And guess what? We will not only have a democratic majority in the Senate, but we might have a super-majority! That means an un-filibuster able Congress.

This is bad news.

It doesn't matter if you're a republican or a democrat. This isn't good for anyone! Our government operates and prides itself on running under a system of checks and balances. The executive and legislative branches are too keep tabs on each other so no one gets to much power. But who is going to check on them if they're on the same side?

If the democrats get an un-filibuster able Senate, along with Obama in the White House, he will have sole control over the government, and be able to execute whatever policy he desires. The congress wont check on him. They're on the same boat. Where's the balance? No man should have that power.

Government power is no longer spread between branches of government, but between the two parties. We cannot let one get to much control. Both the right and the left have good and bad ideas, more bad than good. And when one group gets to much power, we are going to get a lot of bad legislation.

With a divided government, we wont get the garbage that both parties have to offer because the other party will recognize the trash, and not let it pass. Only good, strong, important necessary policy will be passed. We need a divided government, and strong division between the parties so that power stays separated, and only the best legislation gets passed.

If Obama wins we will loose those internal and external controls on our government. And last I checked there weren't a whole lot of angels hanging around Washington.