virtue, truthfulness, liars, politics, government & the media

"The Founders thought that a free society could only flourish if its leaders are virtuous... the Founders understood that freedom would depend on citizens remembering that government derives its authority from people who consent to give it that authority, and that it must work to serve the common good, treating every citizen equally. Freedom depends on citizens who care enough about preserving it to really evaluate people who run for office, and to elect those who demonstrate wisdom, restraint, and personal virtue. Most of all, freedom depends on citizens having wisdom, courage and sense of justice necessary to take action when they see government overstepping its bounds." 
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https://www.docsoffreedom.org/readings/equal-and-inalienable-rights

the lack of the virtue of truthfulness in government and in the media is on full display these days:
Boy Scouts disputes Trump's "greatest ever" claim about his speech - CBS News

Blumenthal’s Words Differ From His History - NYTimes.com

Kellyanne Conway offers alternative fact to explain why Trump isn't lying - CNNPolitics

our two party system of government is clearly broken.
it's time for change.

who do you trust? 

   - someone who has values similar to yours? 

     The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again

   - someone who doesn't?
   - or political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and 
     PACs? 

Here's how government is controlled in the US: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

If you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person that you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

In the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican.

Soon the republican and democratic parties will die.

Nothing will be better for our country.

two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons