We’re supposed to be governed by public servants – which signifies that those that are our representatives in government, have an inherent obligation to be open and transparent to the constituents that they so publicly serve. In actuality, though, few people are credulous enough to believe that our public servants are being as transparent, public, or open that they could be, and in a construct such as that, this thus means that those that are the citizens of this nation, do not truly have the resources that they thus need to be able to judge fairly as to whether or not, what is so happening under their collective names, is firstly consistent with the principles of this nation, and secondly whether this reflects the desires of those that populate this country, of, for, and by the people.
All those that are our public servants, whether elected or appointed, have a responsibility to be accountable to the citizens that they so serve. The fact, then, that so much of what so happens of importance on behalf of the people, is secretive, or deceptive, or unaccounted for, is unacceptable. Additionally, it is problematic for the general public to actively desire to participate with their governance, when that public doesn’t have full disclosure of what is or is not actually going on, on their behalf. That is to say, civic service duty, voluntarily done by the people, is always going to suffer, when the people don’t feel that their voice is heard, and further to the point, don’t have the knowledge to ascertain whether those that represent them are actually being forthright and true.
So then, in fairness, whether the news is good or bad, those that are our public servants, need to keep foremost in their minds that when they are dishonest or purposely deceptive with the people, that the people have truly been cheated of what they are deserving of and have a right to know. Those that are up to no good, are always those that prefer secrets that are not disclosed to those that are not in the know, as well as favoring labyrinths of all types and sizes, in addition to utilizing constant misdirection – thereby providing them with the cover that they need to perform those dirty deeds, so done by American public servants, but not willingly disclosed to the people of America.
A government that is not open and honest with its people, is, by definition, not going to be a good government, nor is it going to be a government that is actually in harmony with its governing documents. The primary reason why there is so much disharmony, conflict, tension, and unhappiness within America, has an awful lot to do with the fact that the people don’t have a fair say, and they also don’t know what is really going on, behind the scenes. In truth, the people of America are currently being disrespected by their government, and it is those very same people, that have to thus pay the price, figuratively and literally, for that governmental deception and malfeasance. The answer, then, to this current mess, is for this government, to become far more forthcoming and open in its public activities, or simply admit to the people that this isn’t a democracy, in any fit, form, or function, and never will be.