The Promise

I listened to a great sermon this weekend by Pastor Matt Popivits at Crosspoint Church in Katy, Texas. He is a fantastic preacher with good and solid insight and this time was no exception. He spoke about several promises made in the Old Testament about the coming of Jesus. How each was irrefutable. How they all came to reality in time.

On the drive home, I begin to think about the promises of man and government.

There are promises...and then there are promises. Some promises are kept. This brings about trust in future promises. Some promises are not kept and that leads to distrust.

Our Constitution is a promise and so is our Bill of Rights. Together these works of men set out the creation and management of this great Country by our founding fathers...men like Washington, Hamilton, Madison and Franklin. While itis true they each had their vices, sins and faults - on balance these were learned men of integrity and honor...founded in English society and law. God fearing men all.

We have lost our proverbial way after 233 years since our Independence.

• Our Government leaders are not honest, transparent or above influence.
• Gangs have replaced moral development in the family.
• Government liberals want to redefine our Republic.
• God's teachings are being challenged and when possible replaced by Political Correctness out of fear of offense to anyone. What ever happened to leading our morality with those same principals?
• We have fallen into a pool of apathy with our right to vote. Less than 56.8% of the registered voters turned out to vote in 2008. I guess that means that the other 43.2% or 98.6 million people feel their vote will not change the political outcome. Instead they need to know they are the difference and the hope.
• We have overspent and over committed in our personal financial lives and as a nation.
• We are fighting two questionable wars with no clear end goal or commitment to win. Could it be that the real war is over oil?
• We are dangerously close to adopting socialist government programs like national heath care. Once started....it cannot be undone.
• Unemployment has replaced prosperity. Business owners are scared of their future and their Government for the first time in almost 80 years.
• We allow the Government to grow in size unchecked and to devalue our dollar. This is a fraud on the taxpayer and places long range burdens on our children's, children. Why are we not marching on Washington over the irresponsible management of the dollar.
• Corruption occurs in the form of "deal making" in both Houses and "Czars". These acts are converting a well defined political process into a "back room scandal" and a "Mafia Organization" respectively.

Think about the promises of men today...and I am speaking about those who hold a Government office.

• Are these honorable men and women?
• Do they make good on their promises before office?
• Do they do what is best for our county, or follow what is the best for their party and political careers?

It begs to be asked:

How can we re-elect these same people into office who have demonstrated their lack of trust through broken promises and patrician politics. How can we stand by and watch our Constitution and Bill of Rights become trampled under the feet of socialist, liberals and lobbyist influenced people.

I for one cannot be silent. My government and my legislature have failed in their fiduciary responsibilities to me...both as a tax payer and as a citizen.

Where do we go from here?

It is not even about forming some new party. It is my belief that we need a new rebirth in government if this republic and democracy is to survive.

I am going to use a simple approach. Between the Senate and House of Representatives, there are some 545 men and women who officially run the Government of this great Country. Add to that the office of President and Vice President and collectively, these few people are our actors in Government. It is about starting over. Starting over with 545 men and women who believe in the Constitution and Bill of Rights and wish to defend this country and these rights in the face of all adversity...foreign and domestic.

Fellow Citizens. Our problems are not in foreign lands...they reside in a failure to hold our elected officials accountable. Don't make the problem worse by reelecting career politicians back into office. Your vote does count.

Bring back the promises our founding fathers wrote to each of us. Our candidate will be Christan and fear God, believe in this republic, put people first, and practice a conservative Government approach.