It is difficult to write about what I perceive to be the demise of our country. I hardly see how anyone could think that America is not in decline, except perhaps the ultra liberals.

The proof is in the nearly $18 trillion dollars of debt, almost half of this added in the past 6 years, we now owe. It is also quite evident from the erosion of the family structure–the foundation of civilization— promoting and exporting deviant behavior, suppressing Christian values and expression, and spying and harassing citizens with opposing views.

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” 18th century politician Patrick Henry said.

If only our elected representatives would take heed to the founding fathers and the wisdom they penned in speeches, letters and documents like our Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Bill of Rights, we wouldn’t be facing the dire consequences of their actions.

Our founding fathers were very intelligent men, unlike any we have had since and especially now. It has almost been a constant decline with very few exceptions of brilliance.

We the people are not immune from the condemnation for electing such poorly prepared, morally deficient, and corrupt individuals to the halls of Congress and the presidency.

If we are ever to overcome the predicament we are in, indebtedness, government dependency, moral decay and ungodliness, we must elect better representatives.

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost,” sixth president of the United States John Quincy Adams once said.

Just listen to what founding father John Witherspoon had to say in 1776, the year of our Declaration of Independence, quoting from The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men: “Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch, even the best constitution will be ineffectual, and slavery must ensue.”

There is good news, the trends can be reversed, but it will take a concerted effort of better men and women than now serving to make amends.

I do not believe we can afford to waste another election. It will take several generations of sacrifice to pay off the debt and to overcome the social problems already in place.