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喬治．華盛頓 George Washington 告別演說 Farewell Address
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1796年9月17日，內閣告別演說，華盛頓忠告：一、反對地方主義的危險；二、反對政治派係之爭；三、保持宗教和道德作爲“人類幸福之重要支柱”，並促進建立“普及知識的機構”；四、與其它國家保持中立關係。對於卷入國外爭端的警告被稱爲“華盛頓的偉大法規”。直至第一次世界大戰爲止，這條“偉大法規”一直是美國外交政策的主旨。
是時候為了國家利益而把政黨政治放在一邊了
詹姆斯·O·伯恩斯 James O. Burns Feb 19, 2019
"我們人民告訴政府該做什麽，政府卻沒有告訴我們。” ——羅納德·裏根
我的美國同胞們，我們看到喬治·華盛頓總統的警告最終變成了預言。 我們正在看到我們的政府崩潰和削弱。 這種情況在本屆國會和本屆政府之前就已經發生了幾十年，但一些現任當選官員的分裂和憤怒言論以及拒絕嚐試團結國家正在為破壞我們的民主做出貢獻。 雙方都有同樣的責任。
“然而，[政黨]可能時不時地回應大眾的目的，隨著時間的推移，它們很可能成為強大的引擎，狡猾的、野心勃勃的、無原則的人將能夠通過這些引擎顛覆人民的權力， 為自己篡奪政府的控製權，隨後又摧毀了將他們提升到不公正統治地位的引擎。” - 喬治華盛頓
華盛頓在他的告別演說中警告全國政黨政治的危險，解釋道： 他相信當選者會開始投票對黨有利的事情，而不是對國家有利或考慮人民意願的事情。 現在是時候讓我們當選的官員引起注意，並提醒他們，他們不代表他們的政黨或總統，一旦當選，他們就代表美國人民，他們的忠誠應該是國家，而我們人民就是國家。
如果你是民選官員、政黨領袖甚至總統， 如果你不是一個正直的人，一個沒有榮譽的人，一個沒有正直或勇氣擁護你的政黨的總統或黨員或黨員的人 反對黨成員對攻擊性或分裂性言論、謊言、半真半假或誇張的言論負責，如果你不能讓其他民選官員，無論屬於哪個政黨，因政治分歧而對人格暗殺和妖魔化他人負責， 那麽你就不是這個國家需要的代表。
如果你也不能在辦公室裏表現出文明和理性，努力促進一個分裂國家的團結，並公開反對那些使用攻擊性語言和分裂言論分裂這個國家的人。 是時候結束政黨團結並為真理發聲並投票支持選民的意願了。
“一個內部分裂的家庭是站不住腳的。 “ 亞伯拉罕·林肯
作為我們民選的官員，你們是我們的代表，是我們在政府中的聲音。 您不是我們的父母，告訴我們需要做什麽，但您有義務向我們提供事實，讓我們決定最好的行動方案。 我們需要我們當選的官員以開放的心態和良好的意願參與所有討論，為美國人民和國家做最好的事情，始終牢記大多數人民的願望，並且如果您的選區屬於 少數人尊重多數人的意願，並以清晰、簡潔和尊重的方式表達你的立場和不同意的理由。
“他為自己的政黨服務得最好，誰為國家服務得最好。” 拉瑟福德·B·海斯 (Rutherford B. Hayes)
“雖然在我們國家，首席法官幾乎必須由一個政黨選出，並遵守其原則和措施，但在他的官方行動中，他不應該隻是一個政黨的總統，而應該是美國全體人民的總統。 。 雖然他公正地執行法律，逃避任何適當的責任，並在政府行政部門忠實地執行選擇他的人的原則和政策，但他不應該忽視我們的同胞們與他有不同意見。 與他意見一致的人有權充分、自由地表達自己的意見和判斷，並且所有人的權利或都有權受到尊重和尊重。”——詹姆斯·K·波爾克
國情谘文是政黨政治弊端的一個很好的例子，它最初是對國家狀況的誠實評估，1913 年威爾遜總統恢複了親自發表國情谘文的做法，作為爭取支持的平台 為了他的議程。 現在這是執政黨的一次鼓舞士氣集會。 這就像高中橄欖球賽的鼓舞士氣集會，對方球隊及其球迷都在場。 現在是時候將政黨政治排除在外，重新以書麵形式向國會提交誠實的評估，並停止電視版本，這隻不過是一場鼓舞士氣的集會。
國家的狀況就像一艘正在下沉的船，總統和政黨政治正在導致這艘船沉入海底，並奪走所有人的手。 像
羅馬參議院，我們的政客可以說任何他們想說的話，無論是真相還是徹頭徹尾的謊言，腐敗在政府各個領域猖獗，他們拒絕解決國債問題，他們並不是美國人民的真正代表。
憲法保障我們的某些權利，但這些權利要麽被忽視，要麽被脫離了我們開國元勳的意圖。 我們需要的是一個願意妥協並為了國家利益而共同努力的國會，這是扭轉局麵並使其繼續航行的唯一途徑。
“公務員是人民的代理人，而不是人民的主人。 他們的時間和勞動不僅是政府應得的，而且他們在政治行動和履行公務時也應謹慎避免表現出明顯的黨派偏見，冒犯與他們有公職關係的鄰居。 ”。 ——格羅弗·克利夫蘭
最後，現在是美國需要我們民選官員開始服務和努力治愈分裂的國家、學會妥協和團結國家的時候。 並要求領導人對任何分裂或攻擊性言論負責，無論其黨派如何。
如果你不是一個能夠廉潔奉公、為人民意誌服務的人，不能遵守第二款規定的標準，那麽你是時候辭職或者不再尋求連任了 。
對於所有潛在的候選人，我們隻想要致力於為人民服務的男人和女人，而不是政黨或總統。 如果你不是一個有道德品格的人，一個正直和榮譽的人，沒有勇氣投票，你的選民的意願，而不是政黨或總統希望你如何投票。 如果你效忠的不是人民和國家的意誌，而是黨的意誌，那就不要參選。
美國現在是時候讓我們的政客承擔責任，如果他們不代表和忠於人民的意願和憲法，就投票讓他們下台。
當我們擁有共同的目標時，即為所有公民建設一個更美好的美國，無論黨派如何，我們就不能繼續將彼此視為敵人。
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Reader: It's time to put party politics aside for good of nation
James O. Burns | Opinion contributor
"We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us." – Ronald Reagan
My fellow Americans, we are seeing Presidents George Washington’s words of warning culminating into prophesy. We are seeing the breakdown of our government and a weakening of that government. This has been happening decades before this congress and administration, but some of the current elected officials are contributing to the destruction of our democracy by their divisive and angry rhetoric and their refusal to try and unite the country. Both parties are equally to blame.
“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” — George Washington
Washington In his farewell address warned the nation about the dangers of party politics, paraphrasing; he believed those elected would start voting what is good for the party and not what is good for the country or considering the will of the people. It is time to put our elected officials on notice and remind them they do not represent their party or the President, once elected they represent the American people and their loyalty should be to the country, and we the people are the country.
If you are an elected official, a party leader or even the President, If you are not a person of integrity, a person of honor, a person who does not have the integrity or the courage to hold the president or members of your party or the members of the opposing party accountable for offensive or divisive rhetoric, lies, half-truths or exaggerations and if you can’t hold other elected officials, no matter the party, accountable for character assassinations and the demonization of others because of political differences, then you are not the man or women this country needs to be their representative.
If you also can’t bring civility and reason to the office and try to promote unity to a divided nation and speak out against those whose offensive language and divisive rhetoric is dividing this nation. It’s time to end party solidarity and speak up for truth and vote the will of your constituency.
“A house divided against itself, cannot stand. “ Abraham Lincoln
As our elected officials you are our representative, our voice in our government. You are not our parents who tell us what needs to be done, but you are obligated to give us the facts and let us decide the best course of action. We need our elected officials to enter all discussions with an open mind and with the good intentions of doing what is best for the American People and the country, always keeping in mind what the majority of the people want, and if your constituencies are among the minority be respectful of the will of the majority and make your position and the reason that you are not in agreement in a clear and concise and a respectful manner.
“He serves his party best who serves the country best." Rutherford B. Hayes
“Although in our country the chief magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the president of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. While he executes the laws with an impartial hand, shrinks from no proper responsibility, and faithfully carries out in the executive department of the government the principles and policies of those who have chosen him, he should not be unmindful that our fellow citizens who have differed with him in opinion are entitled to the full and free exercise of their opinions and judgments, and that the rights of all or entitled to respect and regard." – James K. Polk
The State of the Union Address is a good example of the ills of party politics, what was originally an honest evaluation of the state of the nation and after 1913 when President Wilson revived the practice of presenting the message in person as a platform to rally support for his agenda. It is now a pep rally for the party in power. It is like a high school football pep rally with the opposing team and their fans in attendance. It is time to leave party politics out of it and get back to an honest evaluation presented to Congress in writing and stop the televised version that is nothing more than a pep rally.
The state of the nation is that of a sinking ship and the President and party politics is causing that ship to sink to the bottom of the ocean floor, taking all hands with her. Like the Roman Senate our politicians can say anything they want whether it’s the truth or an out-right lie, and corruption runs rampant in all areas of government, and their refusal to address the national debt, they are not a true representation of the American people.
We're guaranteed certain rights under the Constitution, which are either ignored or taken out of context of what our founding fathers intent was. What we need is a congress that is willing to compromise and work together for the good of the country, that is the only way to right the ship and to keep it afloat.
“Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they should scrupulously avoid in their political action, as well as in the discharge of their official duty, offending by a display of obtrusive partisanship their neighbors who have relations with them as public officials.” – Grover Cleveland
In closing, it is a time when America needs our elected officials to start serving and working to heal a divided nation and to learn to compromise and to Unite the nation. And to hold leaders acc?ountable for any divisive or offensive rhetoric no matter their party.
And if you are not the person who can serve with integrity and honor and serve the will of the people and cannot abide by the standards set in the second paragraph, then it is time for you to resign from office and or not seek re-election.
And to all prospective Candidates we only want men and women who are committed to serve the people and not a party or a president. If you are not a person of moral character and a person of integrity and honor and don’t possess the courage to vote the will of your constituencies, and not how the party or the president wants you to vote. If your loyalty is not to the will of the people and the country, but to the party, then don’t run.
America it is time to hold our politicians accountable and vote them out of office if they are not representing and loyal to the will of the people and the constitution.
We cannot continue to treat each other as the enemy when we share the common goal of making the U.S. and better country for all of its citizens, regardless of party affiliation.
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