Monday, October 25, 2010
Need for leadership from the middle of the political spectrum?
IMHO,as American society becomes more polarized, we seem to get a decreasing number of candidates and officials who can lead from the middle of the political spectrum.
This Rasmussen Report provides indirect evidence for that conclusion. It also suggests that the time might be right for a 3rd political party (one that can lead from the middle). 43% of Americans polled conclude that neither major party in Congress represents the people. LINK
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As I've mentioned before, the middle is relative to one's own ideology. I agree we need responsible stewardship that recognizes constitutional limitations within our republican form of government. We must return to our country's basic premise as outlined by Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and Madison's intended Constitution. This demands a necessary course correction away from an overly politicized judiciary that readily serves an ever growing federal bureaucracy. Fortunately SCOTUS still has a few good men.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. I agree that there is a lot of subjectivity in trying to define the "political center." I think, however, we would both agree that Obama and the most of the current Dems in Congress are not leading from the "political center." We might not agree on much else, except that some movement to the right is necessary to reach the nation's political center. How much movement is where we differ.
Appreciate your reply. The proper amount of movement should be " ... powers delegated to the federal government ... will be exercised principally on external objects , as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce. The powers reserved to the several states will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people." James Madison's federalist commentary # 45.
ReplyDeleteTo my way of thinking this concept is not archaic at all, but rather necessary. What progressives have done over time is to pervert and corrupt it.