Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.
- Henry Clay
The above statement by Henry Clay summarizes exactly what the Modern Whig Party and the Whig Philosophy or Whiggery is at its core; service for the benefit of the people. We don’t need to list examples about how our American government at all levels is not acting for the benefit of the people. All Americans paying attention can see the corruption, ineffective leadership, and ideological paralysis that are far too prevalent in today’s government and political system.
Because Whigs value differences of opinion and independent thought, we do not necessarily take a position on every particular issue that may be fashionable for the moment. Instead, we propose a program of broad reforms that we believe will strengthen our country as it faces the challenges of the 21st century.
The Modern Whig party of the United States of America is the party for the rest of us, the party of patriots, the party of equality, the party of liberty, and the party of moderates.
We, the Modern Whigs, standing on the broad and firm platform of the Constitution, united by all of its inviolable and sacred guarantees and compromises, relying upon the intelligence of the American people, with an abiding confidence in their capacity for self-government and their devotion to the Constitution and to the United States of America, pledge to go forth with integrity, open-mindedness, pragmatism, and transparency as we pursue our civic duty.
- adapted from the preamble to the Modern Whig Party Constitution and By-Laws
We share the vision of the Whigs who have gone before us. Whigs have a rich history, from our Enlightenment-era beginnings in the 1600s to today. Our Whig forefathers espoused an enlightened approach to life in order to combat then current prejudices and come closer to the truth. This was not only in the field of science and philosophy, but also in governance. Today, more than ever, it is clear we need to replace the existing "truths" of governance in America with some new ones.
Please consider this thought....
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
- Albert Einstein
According to the Washington Post, Air Force military remains were cremated and dumped in landfills. Read the full story at http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/us/military-remains-landfill/?hpt=hp_t3
I find it difficult to find the words to describe the gravity of this situation. Personally, one emotion comes to my mind, seething anger at such disrespect and utter incompetence.
The Modern Whig Party and its members remember Pearl Harbor 70 years ago and the day that has lived in infamy. We give thanks to our World War II veterans and families. We especially remember those who lost their lives in the war. May we learn from their efforts, sacrifice, and hope.
The Modern Whig Party, a party founded by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, is encouraged by President Obama’s signing of the Vow to Hire Veterans Act. We also are pleased at seeing the overwhelming support in Congress for this bill.
As the new year approaches, it is only natural for people to both look to the past and look to the future, and guessing where ourselves and this year will fit in the long term. In fact, I am reading one of my old science-fiction pulp magazines from around the mid 1950s, and some of the guesses they had for our own time.
I wonder if Americans understand why our government is gridlocked. Few 'big' solutions are offered and when one is, such as the Simpson-Bowles Debt Reduction proposal, they are never enacted and put in place.
The reason for this is that for both R's and D's in office and running for office, the 'wiggle' room they've always enjoyed and used is no longer available.
With a debt of 15 trillion dollars and rising and deficit spending every year, small proposals are useless and most people, inside and outside government know it.
Very few people will deny that special interests such as corporations and associations, whether they be for profit or non-profit, exert enormous influence over our elections through PACs and other activities. It has proven almost impossible to control this because most attempts to do so run afoul of the First Amendment and the legal fiction that such organizations are "persons."
It will take an amendment to the Constitution to remove the conflict.
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