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Yes, congratulations, America, on your new president.
That you have the opportunity to cast a vote is an amazing honor within itself. We live in such a radical world of dictators, monarchies and war lords that we often fail to fully appreciate the privilege of pulling the lever for whomever we choose.
We are a democratic society that has been built upon the greatest premise known to mankind, better known as the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Declaration of Independence has been the envy of free people the world over. The handwritten, original document is still on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
From the preamble of the Constitution, which begins with “We the people of the United States,” through the articles, which lay out the three branches of government — Congress, the executive branch and the judiciary all the way to the Bill of Rights — we have been given a great gift from our Founding Fathers who provided the framework of this great nation.
Notwithstanding a deluge of voter fraud and election discrepancies, we elected the 44th President of the United States. Hopefully the true will of the people will be heard in spite of a less than perfect process.
Have I been concerned about who will assume the office of president? That goes without saying. Do I have my preference? If you have to ask that, you must be a brand new reader of this strongly opinionated columnist.
The real question will be this: You got who you wanted, but after a few years the question will be, “Do you still want who you got?”
Hopefully the direction our new president takes oldest democracy in the world will be within the parameters of our Constitution.
I fear great unrest regardless of the outcome in our elections. Men have become much more hostile towards their neighbors in recent years, and crime is rising at disproportionate rates in big cities.
When the populace feels less protected by frivolous laws, they tend to take the law into their own hands.
We are in need of real leaders, of statesmen and women who do not take their cue from the populist polls. Instead they function on the premise of principle and conviction. “Politicians” have all but ruined this great country.
Hopefully we have elected a statesman, not a politician. A politician will make promises to please the masses; a statesman will see the problem and offer working solutions. A politician will try to please whomever he is addressing at the time; a statesman will have a record of working through the tough issues and hammering out right resolutions.
If we have elected a politician, I will be a bit nervous about our future as a great nation. Why you ask? Because there are less than scrupulous world leaders out there who are licking their chops to “use” an untested president for his own personal gain in the world standings.
We have witnessed far too many scams, scandals and shameless swindlers who call themselves “politicians.” You would hope the American people would wise up from so many of the bad choices we have made on the mere assertion of political party.
Whatever happened to voting for the man or woman who best exemplifies integrity and character regardless of party affiliation?
I’m also fearful that we the voters, no matter who you voted for, are the losers in this election and that the liberal press are the winners.
Long removed from simply reporting the news to their overwhelming biased agendas being promoted, they have sought out politicians who best reflect their own tainted views.
Then again, despite who we have elected to lead us for the next four years, I rest in this fact: In the broader picture of things, all things considered, someone much wiser than you or me is in fact still at the helm.
Too simplistic for you? My sympathies.
Because the same all-knowing and all-seeing Creator who divinely enabled men like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams to give birth to the greatest democracy in history likewise stands upon the bow of this great ship and will see that his greater purpose is fulfilled.
In the inimitable words of that great sage Benjamin Franklin, the son of a soapmaker: “I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?”
Nothing can circumvent his notice. And so it is, Nov. 4 has come and gone. Congratulations America, on your new president!
Randy Sheridan of Burleson is a speaker, counselor and
mediator. He can be reached
at drsheridan@aol.com.
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