Foundational Principles Matter

We hear grim news of all the problems our State and nation face and the seemingly insurmountable obstacles to good things happening. We are led to believe we are powerless and without hope in the face of scandals and corruption in high places, but it’s simply not true. Yellow journalism, the fallacy media, lulls us into complacency and apathy. Certainly, citizen inactivity is one of the causes of today’s problems because we have adopted an incorrect perspective. We mistakenly see government as a “They,” a “Them.”

We the People are the origin of government. “All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their equal protection and benefit, …” says the Idaho Constitution. We can return our State to the principles it was founded upon by exercising vigilance and becoming active. There is a famous quote from Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” But that is not the full quote. The full quote gives a greater picture of our duties as We the People: “It is not enough to be the change you want to see in the world, you must take action.”

Idaho is the Gem State and has awesome potential with a great purpose to fulfill. We can build a better Idaho, together, by remembering where the foundations of political power come from, what the limitations are to the exercise of that power, and by following the principles of good government.

All political power is inherent in you.
Get involved.
Take the action that makes the change.