The founding fathers of this nation seemed to realize and recognize, perhaps due to their frustrations, previously, under the English system, it was essential to create a system of government, where no one individual, no small elite group, had too much power! For that reason, they emphasized the need for a so-called Balance of Powers between the 3 branches of government! These powers are: The Executive (the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet and advisers to him, etc.); Legislative (both houses of Congress); and the Judicial (Federal Courts, etc). Unless, these, all, do their job, these protections, take risks, miss the most – desired, impacts, etc.! In order to guarantee our system of government and all associated constitutional guarantees (rights and freedoms, in full, not selectively), we need and must demand that all 3 branches provide the level and degree of protection that we need and should desire! With that in mind, this article will briefly attempt to consider, examine, review, and discuss, 4 specific circumstances and conditions, etc.
1. No branch/individual should have too much power: Between 2017 and 2020, we witnessed some of the potential dangers, when one individual or branch (executive/president Trump) wielded too much power and influence, and the other two branches seemed to ignore and/or overlook it and/or resort to populism, a personal/political agenda, etc. Never in recent memory have we seen the Legislative Branch apparently controlled by members of the President’s Party who seemed to put the Party above the best interests of the nation! Consider the level of hate crimes, vitriol, and questionable activities, taken!
2. Congress must legislate and assume its budgetary responsibilities: Unless/until the Legislative Branch fulfills its duties, including being an important part of the implicit and necessary Balance of Power, and checks and balances, the United States risks losing its identity, freedom and rights, forever! Never before in recent history have we seen so much power held by the executive branch, with the potential dangers and inherent ramifications of that!
3. We need an independent, fair, nonpartisan, and apolitical judiciary: When, the Supreme Court, it seems to be, piled up, for 3 extremely partisan candidacies and appointments, we risk losing some of our constitutional guarantees, rights and freedoms! When, in the long run, judicial precedence, as roe vs wade, etc., are being challenged, and politics handlingand other measures, apparently, being brazenly taken by various states, putting the voting rights of millions at risk, and the current level of hate crimes is so high that we need to understand why an independent and fair judiciary is so important.
4. More common sense, bipartisan, is needed for the common good: We need more common sense and less hypocrisy in the way we are governed. We cannot selectively pick and choose which rights will be protected, and under what circumstances. Many feel that if Congress couldn’t convict President Trump, what does someone need to do to be impeached?
Wake up, America, before it’s too late, to protect our democracy, etc.! Will you demand, better and more?
