Gleanings from the Kavanagh Debacle
Quite likely you are as sick of the proceedings in Washington as I am. However, we should pause and reflect on what the words, actions and vitriol of the elected officials mean to the man on the street. I read somewhere a quote "In a democracy we get the government we deserve." (Alexis De Toqueville) Simply put that means the we elect them so we are responsible for their being in office. If you vote for a person simply because they are in the party you prefer without checking into their personal stance on issues, then you should not be disappointed with their biases. The reality is that those in office reflect the biases of their constituents. One very sad result of the confirmation hearing is that our elected leaders have reversed a time-honored truth in America. In the past we lived by the mantra "innocent until proven guilty". Those opposing the confirmation have taken the approach that Judge Kavanagh is guilty unless and until proven innocent. If that m