“_________ is a citizen who happens to be in politics.”
Dear Freepers:
The above is a quotation from someone on this thread with the name “Palin” removed. I have done so because I believe that, while my own personal choice is Sarah, it is the thought expressed in the statement that endears her to me. This sentiment expresses both what [I believe] is needed at this time and what the Founders envisioned so that America might be governed by something strikingly different from what they strove to break free from: an oligarchy of men whose job it was to ensure their own power, their own rule and whose rule was becoming increasingly oppressive to the people. In the wisdom of our Founders, citizen-servants were the desired people to lead, not a ruling class, not an elite, not a strata of folks removed from the people. If this is your belief as well, kindly submit a name you feel should be placed in the blank, type it out and make your case.
Sorry for re-posting. The original was directed to a single Freeper by mistake. I think this would make for a worthwhile discussion about where true American conservatives should look for its next leaders.
“_________ is a citizen who happens to be in politics.”
Dear Freepers:
The above is a quotation from someone on this thread with the name “Palin” removed. I have done so because I believe that, while my own personal choice is Sarah, it is the thought expressed in the statement that endears her to me. This sentiment expresses both what [I believe] is needed at this time and what the Founders envisioned so that America might be governed by something strikingly different from what they strove to break free from: an oligarchy of men whose job it was to ensure their own power, their own rule and whose rule was becoming increasingly oppressive to the people. In the wisdom of our Founders, citizen-servants were the desired people to lead, not a ruling class, not an elite, not a strata of folks removed from the people. If this is your belief as well, kindly submit a name you feel should be placed in the blank, type it out and make your case.
I am not sure that the Founders had this in mind. They were, after all, mebers of an elite class. But is was an aristocracy different from the aristocracies of Europe, an aristocracy drawn from the “striving classes.” rather than settled wealth. The notion of citizen-president was a Jacksonian idea. And if one looks at the list of Presidents from Jackson on down, you see that they are drawn seldom from the people but also seldom from the top tier. What concerns me know is that we are closer to become a plutocracy. Fifty years ago, Washington was not a major center of financial power. Now it seems to be overshadowing New York itself, as New York overshadowed the rest of the country, and after the First World War, the world.