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In this democratic
republic, your vote counts; don’t use it to take away my rights
The primary difference between
a constitutional republic and a democracy is that a democracy is a system
of majority rule and a republic is a system in which the supreme power
lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.
Say what? That doesn’t make sense. Or does it?
When we have local elections, we are choosing a group of people to run
our city. This group influences what happens in our county. The groups
in the county influence what happens in our state, and so on, all the
way to the president.
Now that I have stated the obvious, you should know what is not as obvious.
Our country is not a democracy. It is not based on the mob rule, or majority-rules
basis.
Why do you think political parties spend so much money on “grassroots”
efforts to recruit people to represent their party’s candidates?
It is because by winning these local elections, they can influence the
state and federal elections.
Use wisely your power of choice. When you use your vote to increase your
local taxes, this is a permission slip to have your state and federal
taxes increased.
When you elect an individual to limit your individual rights, you are
infringing on my rights. When you elect someone that you think will give
something to you, know that he may be taking from your neighbor.
It is time to begin taking back our city, then our state, then our country.
I am tired of reading about the shambles that has been created in our
city government, and it needs to be fixed.
You have a powerful tool in your hand: It is your vote, and it affects
me. You are not entitled to my money, or my time. You are not entitled
to my children’s education or my property. So don’t use your
vote to take from me, or my family.
Use wisely your power. Use it to show that you want freedom and liberty.
Use it to show that you want accountability and responsibility. Use your
vote to send a message.
That message should be, “I am free, this is MY city and YOU are elected
to represent ME.” It starts with you and me. It is up to us to send
a message that we want Peachtree City to be free from all of this political
rhetoric and that WE control this city, not the desires of a few elected
officials. Your vote affects me; make it count.
Ernie Jackson Jr.
Peachtree City, Ga.
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