Politics- An American's Creed

I am so sick of disingenuous career politicians who are motivated solely by their transparent personal ambitions. Just once, I would like to see a man or woman of real substance come before the people with a real set of core beliefs, and not be afraid to espouse and articulate those beliefs. In the Catholic Church, we have an Apostle's Creed. Call this an American's Creed. In my wildest fantasies, it would go something like this (picture a candidate standing before a packed house of potential supporters):

Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I come before you today to offer you a synopsis of my core beliefs and values... beliefs and values that will shape how I represent you should you choose to vote for me.

I believe in the Greatness of this nation, my nation, the United States of America. The United States has been the greatest force for good that this world has ever known. Millions of people the world over have cast off the shackles of tyranny as a result of the efforts of, and at great cost to, the men and women of our military. I am unashamed of and unapologetic for the history of my nation.

I believe in the sanctity of our governing document, the Constitution of The United States of America. Never in the history of man, before or since, has there been a document that so succinctly and eloquently lays out the confines and limits of the power of a government to reach into the lives of a nation's free citizens. I believe the Constitution should be interpreted as it was written, respected and defended as the supreme law of our land. As Abraham Lincoln stated, we have a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people."

I believe that the more we ask our government to do for us, the more intrusive it becomes, and as a consequence, the less free we all become. Scaling back our government is the only way to ensure the freedom that so many amongst us now often take for granted.

I believe in the Greatness of our Founding Fathers. These wise men had the visionary foresight to build into the Constitution a process that affords We, the People to right the wrongs of our past as they become clear to us, through the passage of Constitutional Ammendments. These men are the drafters of our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution, & our Bill of Rights, and for these facts alone, they should be historically revered, not disparaged for their faults.

I believe that Constitutional Ammendments are the one and only way that changes should be made to our Constitution, as was intended by the Framers. I also believe that Federal Judges should be held to their oathes to uphold the U.S. Constitution, and if they fail in their duty, they should be impeached by Congress.

I believe in the inherent goodness of the American People. We are without question the most altruistic, generous people on the whole of the planet, and I am tired of being treated like we don't do enough for the rest of the world by the hand-wringing do-nothings that inhabit that Cesspool in Turtle Bay otherwise known as the United Nations.

I believe in the power of American-style capitalism, when coupled with a free democratic government, to improve the quality of life for all people. I believe that it is time that we in the United States jump-start our economic engines by abolishing our absurdly complex tax code and replace it with something that takes no more than one page to explain. No loopholes, no tax breaks, Everyone pays. I am tired of bearing more than my share of the tax burden while nearly 50% of the population pays nothing. Our goal should always be to lift the unfortunate up... raise their standing in life... not to drag the fortunate back down. Achievers should never be punished for achieving, for if they are, then what is the incentive to achieve anything?


I believe in the importance of property rights in securing a people's freedom. When government can strip a man of his property on a whim, then how can said man ever be truly free? I also believe in the binding legality of contracts. Protection of said contracts is vital to the preservation of our free-market system of commerce.


I believe in the sanctity of innocent life. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Funny how "Choice" didn't make the cut as an unalienable right in our Declaration of Independence.

I believe in personal accountability and taking responsibility for our mistakes. We are all fallible and we all screw up from time to time, but it is how we handle our mistakes that helps to shape who we are.

Finally, I believe strongly that, as Ronald Reagan said in his first Inaugural Address, "We are a nation that has a government- not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people." It is time that the so-called public servants in Washington D.C. wake up and remember just who it is that they serve.

Thank you for your time. God Bless America!