Freedom-Fighters Forum

By William J. Dell – 17 September 2011
Amore Dei, Familiae, Patriae ducit !

Let each of us, personally, write our elected representatives and let them know how we feel about the issues that confront us as a nation. Let each of us inform them that if they hope to retain their job they had better listen to We the People, their employers. Let each of us tell them that they are Americans first, representatives of We the People who have employed them, and members of their political party second. Let each of us tell them that we EXPECT them to be behave like Statesmen and not Politicians.

This writer defines these terms as follows based on his understanding of our God given Constitution and the principles upon which the Founding Father established our country.

POLITICIAN: 1. A rascally person, in or out of elective office, experienced in the art or science of government; especially one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government, who works with artifice and deep contrivance to further the purposes of special interests to the detriment of the state or nation. 2. A person, in or out of elective office, who exercises political power along party lines and who is primarily interested in politics for selfish or other narrow usually short-run interests. 3. Any elected official who is beholden to the special interest groups that funded his election and maintain him in office and who seeks re-election only to pursue his and their narrow, selfish purposes without regard for what is beneficial concerning the political, economic and social freedom of his state or nation and those who elected him to serve and represent their interests.

STATESMAN: 1. A patriot and citizen, in or out of elective office, with a profound faith in God possessed of personal integrity and versed in the arts of government who works for that which is consistent with Constitutional principles and is beneficial for preserving the long-term political, economic, and social freedom of his state and nation. 2. A person, in or out of elective office, who exercises political leadership wisely without narrow partisanship, personal selfish desires, or undue influence of special interest groups; such as, Political Action Committees, for the long-term good of the state and nation. 3. An elected official who is not beholden to anyone, other than the voters, for his office and who seeks to serve and represent his state and nation and those who elected him and their best long-term interests without concern for his re-election.

As you can see I have defined Politicians and Statesmen as opposites. I believe that these definitions are consistent with the Christian and Constitutional principles of our Founding Fathers. You will also note that I believe there are many Politicians and Statesmen who do not hold elective office. In these days and times, it is not necessary to be elected to influence government. Some of our worst Politicians and best Statesmen have never held a single elected office. The principal question to ask to determine if someone is acting as a Politician or a Statesman is: “Does his actions serve the long-term state or national interest by preserving the citizens freedom or does it move the citizens toward political, economic or social slavery?

We the People, individually and as a nation, also need to be involved with our Representatives and Senators after their election. We need to be telling them our views and position on the many issues confronting our Constitutional Republic. They cannot representative us if we remain silent. In a republic there should never be a “silent majority.”

Not many years ago there was a campaign to “Write your Congressman.” Today this has become much easier to do. Our Senators and Representatives have web sites and email addresses. We the People, as individual citizens and employers of our elected representatives in Congress, are without excuse if we fail to let them know our views on the issues that confront us as a nation.

Communication –
This is a Patriot’s Responsibility!