New Authority

I spent some time today reading the US Constitution. I am no lawyer, but I could not find any provision for any branch of the federal government, even the executive branch, to call for the dismissal of a private company CEO. I bet Jefferson is in Heaven (or Hell) wondering what happened to the country he worked so hard to help found and to steer clear of government tyranny.

As I walked with my dog last night, I thought about what it will take to re-capture the path of greatness from which our country has strayed. I thought about the current political leadership and as I did a mental role call, I could not think of one man (or woman) that have what I consider the leadership ability to be great. The Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Independents, all follow the same mentality of compromise and going along to get along. Who will be the Thomas Payne or John Hancock of our generation?

We have become a nation so soft from our own success that we fail to raise leaders willing to pay the price of leadership. Sure, we probably have more great business leaders (financial and automotive company not withstanding) than any nation in the history of the world. We have great military leaders that when allowed to use their expertise and execute their plans without micromanagement have built nations that spread freedom to a part of the world that has never known such. But, we don't have leaders willing to be crucified in the press, to have their wives and children exposed to ridicule that inevitably comes with change. We don't have wealthy men willing to give up their homes, their fortunes, their lives and the lives of their children so that their descendants can live free in a better world than we have today. Where are those men?

Desperate times do not create those men. Those men are created by God and are gifted to step forward in times of great angst. They may not be the smartest or the most brave or even the most faithful, but in every successful society, they are called by God to do the extraordinary. History teaches us nothing if not that Godly societies succeed and those that turn from Him will fail and fall hard when they do.

God guided the men that created our government. He did not guide them to create a theocracy because He gives us the choice to follow Him or not. He guided them to create a government that is run by people of His choosing. Where are those men today? Are they hearing the call and remaining silent? Or is God punishing us by giving us a leader that does not believe Him? He would certainly be justified in doing so...