Our Founders

When our nation was founded, those who led the founding were not chosen to be “representative” of the population. They did not ensure that all races, sexes, religions and sexual deviations were considered. They were elected by the British colony version of “state reps”. They sent leaders, the smartest folks they had in their ranks. They sent men with ability and integrity, who they knew and trusted to ensure that the will of the people would be accounted for. .

Those elected were wealthy farmers, merchants, professionals and businessmen who had established their farms and businesses to operate well without their undivided attention. They were the best and the brightest in their States and served in the British military, state government and the courts.  They had partners, hired help, indentured servants, apprentices and slaves to run their businesses while they were away. They had the time to devote to the colonial government and were active.

They were distracted from their work when their British King began to abuse them. They met, wrote down their grievances and had them delivered to the King, who then became more abusive.  This further motivated them to eventually break with Britain and declare their independence. They served their country and retired.  Some were called on to serve again and they did. All knew that leadership should be rotated and those who followed them should be selected based on the people agreeing with them on the issues.

We have something similar coming in 2017.  Trump is a wealthy businessman, who has decided to leave his business to serve as President at a time when his solutions are needed.  His cabinet is being filled with the best and the brightest Constitutional conservatives he can find.  His goal is to root out corruption thoroughly and put our country back on the path to prosperity and restore our military.

Trump’s call for term limits and insider career pathing tells me that he agrees with the founders’ determination to rotate the ruling oligarchy to avoid the corruption that ignores the will of the people.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader