Make our current system a well-oiled machine…

The people of our nation can have a much higher expectation level if they are aware that this is something that is possible to possess. We can feel good about ourselves when we realize that there is nothing preventing us from feeling this way other than ourselves.

There is nothing preventing us from expecting much, much good from our executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government. What we are seeing from both side of the aisle, at this time, is not acceptable. We should all be responsible assisting, in some way, to positively make our current system a well-oiled machine for the good of all. We cannot allow it to become a junk pile that serves none of its citizens due to repeated clashing of huge egos and petty bickering.

If America is not allowed to fully bloom into what could be, then we will have all lost the chance to see that this nation’s best days could have been those coming in the future. What a shame it would be to lose our blessed republic because a few individuals, elected by the people, found it impossible to create solutions to our challenges of this moment.

But all of the people are responsible as well; not because they voted and had limited choices for candidates, or that they didn’t vote because of limited choices. It's because they did or didn’t see a huge problem in their democratic system and simply let it slide or let someone else take care of fixing the problem.

This kind of thinking is only keeping us all in an age of lowered expectation levels in every way imaginable. Remember, everything leads to the top where it all happens, then it trickles down to all of us. What are we going to expect from our leaders? If we leave them to their own devices, they will become true tyrants who give us no rights to enjoy.

It starts with the attitude of people. The higher all of our expectation levels are, the higher the expectation levels our leaders will have for the people, and they'll work more harmoniously with us because they are part of the citizenry as well.

Think about our current leadership and where we are today on a scale of 1 – 10 (10 being the highest level). Find someone that's not afraid to tell you where your expectation level rests. How much room for improvement do we have?

God provide us with worthy leaders and give us the wisdom and tools to succeed as a great and peaceful civilization. – Jon Kennedy