A republican form of government requires constant vigilance by the people to avoid abuse of power. It takes inner strength and the highest degree of integrity to avoid misusing power.

You see the abuses caused by power in many walks of life from dealing with people who have power in some way over your life, whether it be in the work place, getting a driver’s license, applying for a benefit, acceptance of a credit card, or a loan to buy a house.

In all of these, some other person has control over parts of your life, control that is subject to abuse. A good example most of us can relate to is a boss who wants more for less.

In this Republic, we have assured by our own complacency 535 people of nearly absolute power over every walk of our lives. It is believed mistakenly by uninformed people that we still have control but - do we?

We could, but not with the amound of apathy our voting age people have towards our governing body.

Many of the people who supposedly represent their constituencies have held their political seats for decades, decades in which they learned to manipulate their positions to their own best advantage, not to the advantages of the people they represent.

During their tenures, huge contributions along with lucrative perks from special interest high-dollar groups clouded and obscured their idealistic beliefs, if they had any to begin with.

The fear held by many of our forefathers is epitomized by our Congressional leaders and a centralized government having gained nearly complete control. Their fear, that members of government would, indeed, be above the law, that the few would gain power to the extent that a republican form of government would be essentially destroyed, has been realized.

The more we have allowed our government in Washington to control, the more power they have gained. The more power our governing body has gained, the greater the corruption.

Politicians know the American public wants to have faith in their politicians and wants to believe politicians are interested in protecting our Constitution, our God-given rights and freedoms. Thus, they gear their campaigns to faith, trust, and promises of change for the better.

However, their history of practices clearly show integrity of Washington politicians lasting only as long as campaigns last.

You see, they also know most of the American public doesn’t pay a bit of attention to their shenanigans or that the public isn't likely to get involved to the extent of demanding political reform.

And, thus, the government became a separate entity above and beyond the people, with the power to abuse the rights and freedoms of the people while taking advantage of a most lucrative business, that of coddling to high-dollar contributors.

That is the outcome of a centralized government NOT being constantly watched by the people the government represents. Its belief - WE (not the people) RULE!

How bad has the removal of rights as specified in the Constitution been abused? How bad is the political corruption? Why must we stop Big Brother in his tracks? Well, let me state it this way, Ladies and Gentlemen - Our constitutional and God-given rights have virtually been removed; corruption is at every level of government from township on up; and - unless we stop Big Brother now, we will soon be, if we aren't already, a totalitarian government.