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To the editor:
We seem to continue to elect people that don't understand the principles of good government as our Founders provided in our Constitution. Those principles apply to every aspect whether it be in our lives or the government. These principles have been ignored for far too long and they need to be resurrected and the only way to do that is through education. We have been poor stewards in the maintenance of these principles when it comes to the people we elect. We apply them to our individual lives, but we don't apply them to the people that we elect.
The people we elect are granted the privilege of representing us with the exact same rights as we have. They have the responsibility, first and foremost, to protect those rights. Writing rules and laws, imposing fines and penalties, and privileges are only fair when they are applied to everyone equally, not a select few. If an individual decides, under the guise of "compassion", to steal property from one person and either keep it or pass it on to others, is that lawful? Of course not.
What, then, gives the elected representatives of the people the right to do that very thing? Do we provide these elected representatives with more rights than we have as individuals when we elect them? Does the Constitution grant special rights to these representatives just because they have been elected? Do they have our "consent" to have these "special" rights or powers?
We have gone so far out of the bounds of our Constitution and the government they envisioned, the Founders would be horrified to see what we have become today. We have an election coming up in less than two months. There is still time to take on the responsibility as a citizen and investigate and research the candidates that are on the ballot. We the people can make this election cycle a record breaker if we all get out and vote on Election Day to make Minnesota a state to be proud of.
Roger Bauman
Wabasso