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Inauguration of the American Credo Society
“An astute and committed populace of different minds and a united spirit is a nation’s truest guardian and greatest treasure”
As a lifelong student of United States history, l cannot help but notice and remark on the conspicuous activities that are occurring throughout the Nation under the popular designation Tea Party. I would say the most impressive element of this phenomenon is the very thing that makes it phenomenal; the fact that people of all walks of life from all of the United States are participating, in many instances having absolutely nothing in common aside from the issue at hand. This is not only singular and unprecedented in our history, it is the very essence of Americanism.
Among all of the points of interest {and there are many} that stand out regarding this current high level of citizen activity, there is one in particular that I feel is exceptional and dramatically significant; although the various activities are political in substance and nature, the Tea Party Movement is not connected with a specific political party. Moreover, and on the contrary, this national juggernaut seems to be a direct result of nonrepresentative activities, which elected Democrats and Republicans are equally and unquestionably guilty of.
Voters Should Insist that Candidates Touch the Third Rails
There are certain topics, often referred to as “third rails”, that political candidates and leaders will never divulge into. Yet in many cases these topics are extremely important to voters and most political polls suggest that people want to know the candidates’ views on them. These ideas should be debated openly and honestly, and the voting public should insist that this be the case, as opposed to being subjected to billions of dollars worth of campaign ads that avoid these topics in order to navigate a safer path or just attack the other candidate or political party.
If political truth serum was given to the candidates, both liberals and conservatives, democrats and republicans, we might actually hear these third rail topics openly discussed and we’d all be better off for it. Here are some examples of the topics that political polling would suggest we want to hear about, but are being aggressively avoided: