In a word,

YOU

Now, let’s get more specific…

We know The Founders of this great nation intended it to be a government of, by, and for the people – the regular folks.

We believe the Founders intended the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker, the farmer, the innkeeper, etc. to be elected by his/her peers, head off to Washington, D.C. or the statehouse for a term or two, and then come home and pick up with their lives where they left off. You know, service to your fellow person.

Well, 245 years later, we have sprouted a political class. There are 10 members of congress who have served over 40 years. We don’t believe the Founders ever intended elected representatives to make a career of it.

Yet largely career politicians run government today. We believe the political class has lost touch with we the people – the citizen class – and it’s going to take the citizen class to get informed and active to reconnect elected representatives to the folks they represent.

The Citizen

Let’s throw out the Britannica definition: citizenship, the relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection. Citizenship implies the status of freedom with accompanying responsibilities. Citizens have certain rights, duties, and responsibilities that are denied or only partially extended to aliens and other noncitizens residing in a country. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, are predicated upon citizenship. The usual responsibilities of citizenship are allegiance, taxation, and military service.