Civics, maybe the most important class one can take in High School. Simply because it is the foundation for learning why and how our democracy works. Not only is the US Constitution discussed and debated but the needs of society weighed against it. However one comes out on the political spectrum the basis for all of our beginnings must begin with the core of our democracy. One can travel many roads to get to the same point but one must be on a road that has the possibility to get there. We begin by learning that liberty, equality, fairness and justice have to be paramount above all other rights we hold dear. It then becomes our duty to carry out the administration and the protection of those rights.
When we vote for our candidates we must keep in mind that our constitution is the framework for all of our policies. Only the policies that pass the muster of liberty, equality, fairness and justice can have a benefit for all of our citizens and those who are becoming citizens. We learn in our civics classes that the majority is to be respected when the voting time comes. Yet we do have such arcane laws like the electoral college that take from our democracy and give to a minority in the name of paternalism. This logic may have been necessary 200 years ago but today there is no sense to it. As we learned form the 2016 election the majority of voters were denied their victory at the polls and a minority vote getter was given the presidency. This illustrates the need for a greater priority to be given to teaching civics as most important so that our electorate can change the archaic law of the electoral college that keeps us from the real power of our vote.
There are other important issues we need to understand as to the distribution of power and the protections that are ingrained in our constitution as separations. One branch of government cannot overpower another branch of our government as a rule yet today we are seeing the tactics of bullying and a collusive attitude to do just that. The ongoing evolving purification of our constitution needs to be continued by diminishing divisive outside influences and nefarious internal ulterior motives. The ideal of one person one vote must be restored in order to advance our democracy past this convoluted attempt by conniving politicians who think that they are the power behind our nation and not our people.
When we vote for our candidates we must keep in mind that our constitution is the framework for all of our policies. Only the policies that pass the muster of liberty, equality, fairness and justice can have a benefit for all of our citizens and those who are becoming citizens. We learn in our civics classes that the majority is to be respected when the voting time comes. Yet we do have such arcane laws like the electoral college that take from our democracy and give to a minority in the name of paternalism. This logic may have been necessary 200 years ago but today there is no sense to it. As we learned form the 2016 election the majority of voters were denied their victory at the polls and a minority vote getter was given the presidency. This illustrates the need for a greater priority to be given to teaching civics as most important so that our electorate can change the archaic law of the electoral college that keeps us from the real power of our vote.
There are other important issues we need to understand as to the distribution of power and the protections that are ingrained in our constitution as separations. One branch of government cannot overpower another branch of our government as a rule yet today we are seeing the tactics of bullying and a collusive attitude to do just that. The ongoing evolving purification of our constitution needs to be continued by diminishing divisive outside influences and nefarious internal ulterior motives. The ideal of one person one vote must be restored in order to advance our democracy past this convoluted attempt by conniving politicians who think that they are the power behind our nation and not our people.
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