Misplaced Power

47 years ago today, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. A few years before, his predecessor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, upon leaving office warned that "The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Nearly 50 years later, Eisenhower's prediction seems consummated.

Americans recognize the damage this amassment of power has created in their country, as evidenced by biennial elections that flip power between the two ruling parties. They remain unsatisfied and ignored by both as each time, the winning party always claims their victory as a mandate.

There is really only one mandate made in recent elections by Americans regarding government, and it speaks to the balance of power, which is misplaced. The power should belong to the people, not the Government or corporations.

We may never know why JFK was murdered. but we should reflect on whether this is how we want this country to be: divided by partisan politics that obscure the truth. Power is misplaced and in the hands of people whose interests are not that of the people, but their own. Some are in government and some are in business, and the line between the two is ever blurring. They support both parties because that sustains and grows their power. To correct the balance of power Americans will have to make hard, informed choices about our communities, our leaders, our economy, and this country's direction.

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