CHALLENGE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS

Here is a challenge to the American citizens:
“Effective resistance to usurpers is possible only provided the citizens understand their rights and are disposed to defend them.” (The Federalist, No. 28, Alexander Hamilton).
I cannot more perfectly express the means that We, the people have at our Constitutional disposal to rid ourselves of federal, state and local “politicians” who have forgotten who they work for and continue to ignore the demands of their constituents. We, the people must become organized within our state and local levels and continuously barrage our “leaders” with our displeasure of their inadequacies and express what our needs are. We have no choice, my fellow American citizens. The federal government has established outrageous spending policies which, along with their current proposals, will establish a record debt of over ten trillion dollars within the next 5 years. This same trend is being implemented in a majority of our states (for example, California, Georgia, New York, etc.) and within at least some major cities (for example, Sacramento, CA; Atlanta, GA; New York, New York; Detroit, MI; etc.). Currently, according to the Congressional Budget Office, our children and grandchildren will be left with a debt of over one hundred thousand dollars per year for each individual. Is this reckless direction what the framers of our Constitution intended when they painstakingly created the Constitution of the USA in 1787? Of course not. Our Constitution provides us with the means to right the wrongs brought upon us by professional politicians, particularly the actions taken within the last year. This will take a concerted effort to convince our elected officials that they are taking our country down the wrong path. If they do not change their policies and political philosophies, then it will be time for We, the people to hand out pink slips in 2010, 2012 and beyond. But we don’t have much time to change the direction our country is heading so we must all work hard and fast. Thus, the challenge to all Americans: will you become more involved in our political system and work to right the wrongs bestowed upon us? We, the people have no choice; we must act now.
But what do I know: I’m just an American.