The citizens of the United States of America have been lied to so often that now they believe and recite the lie as if it were the truth. It is sad really, as this is how Democracy dies.

To take back our democracy the first thing that is required is that people understand that the politics in Washington DC are not our leaders. They are our representatives. The Senate and House are not your leaders. They are your representatives. Get that into your head and realize what it means. They are not supposed to lead you or make decisions for you. They are supposed to represent you. To vote and support bills on your behalf.

Why does no one seem to get this? Why do educated people keep referring to our representatives as leaders when they simply are not? Until people figure out that We The People are the real leaders of this county. We will keep being lead astray by politicians that have usurped our leadership role and taken it for their own agenda.

Is it to late for America to restore itself as a Democratic Republic? Have we become to complacent in our responsibilities that we now desire to be controlled? I wish I had some evidence to contradict these sad ideologies though at this point it looks as if the American Citizen just wants to be lead astray rather than accept the responsibility of leading our country.

To those that have stood beside me , even when I lacked faith in myself, you have my everlasting gratitude, respect and love. You are the Cornerstones that my life is built upon. There is no way I could possibly repay you for all of your kindness and respect.

To those that have condescended me and have been intolerant of my flaws, even when you had no cause to be, thank you as you also have my everlasting gratitude, respect and love. You are the foundation of my life. More than any other person I know you have motivated, challenged, and driven me to success. I could not have been me, without you. There is no way I can repay this debt to you.

To those that have been apathetic and had no interest in my life, despite that I tried earnestly to be there for you, thank you as you also have my everlasting gratitude, respect and love. You have taught me humility, tolerance and compassion. Without you I would be far less of a human being. There is no way I can ever repay my debt to you.

To those that I have never met and do not know me, just by circumstance, I can barely wait to meet you. You are my future and the person that will invest so much of your energy into building my character, wisdom and perspective to meet the challenges I will need in that era of my life. I will owe you more than I can ever repay someday, and I will do my best to be a positive contribution in your life. But how you receive me is not my option it is entirely your choice.

To those that I will never meet, due to time constraints, I want to thank you for the many ways you have improved my life though I cannot even fathom how you have. You have influenced others that have indirectly had an indirect or direct influence on me. I thank you for filling this need and I owe you a debt I can never repay.

When I tell you that you need to love your enemies, I am not being witty or sarcastic. I mean it emphatically and quite literally. How a person treats you is beyond your control. How you react and use their influence on your life is entirely up to you. They are not responsible if you fail to accept all the wonderful experiences they can bring to your life, if you let them.

No one will fail me because I will not allow that to happen. I will find a way to make their influence a positive one. If I do not meet this challenge then I have truly failed myself. You may say this is impractical or unrealistic and I tell you it is not optional. What we do not use to build ourselves up with, will be used to bury us with.

Unus Nemo ~ AKA Jamie Roy Robillard
10/2014