The Consequence of Inaction

The complexities of today have been manifested by the polarization of partisan politics. Today the political discourse between our dominate two party system has shown that this nation has become the epitome of dysfunction. When Lincoln stated “A nation divided against itself cannot stand” is the harsh reality facing the United States today.

The divides are deep. We have forgotten, deemed not relevant and forsaken what not only what Lincoln stated but when George Washington warned us about in his Farewell Address. It cannot be understated that on a yearly basis one member of Congress recites Washington’s Farewell Address our leaders in Congress completely ignore what Washington warned us about. We have let this nation turn into the pitfalls that Washington warned us about over 200 years ago.

We the people are instrumental in preserving our Democratic Republic only if we participate and educate ourselves of the consequences of repeating the mistakes our leaders have and continue to make. It is in history that we should have heeded the wisdom of Washington’s foresight for he knew how fragile the American experience was and still is. 

Today, the US is faced once again realizing just how fragile our democratic republic really is. The divides created by disingenuous domestic and foreign policies of the past 50 years has fractured the very foundations of this nation. As a consequence, these deep-rooted divides have led to polarization of political and racial ideologies.

The partisan politics being displayed today has only accelerated the rapid decline of our founding principles of Liberty. Justice, Morality and Education. Lingering questions have arisen with this nation’s future hanging in the balance. With the prospect of Project 2025 being scripted policy of a Republican agenda looming it has become quite clear that as a nation we have become so far removed from the guiding principles of our nation’s founding.

Do we dare sink into this desperate gamble of a reverse renaissance of political expediency by a Republican led assault on our freedoms or do we wake up in time to realize just how precariously close we are to losing our fundamental rights and freedoms in respect to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? We had better for the future is determined on what we do today.