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Democracy sounded good to Romanians in 1990, but tastes pretty sour today. Over seventy billion dollars of State assets stolen, personal savings wiped out by inflation, factories shut-down, stifling bureaucracy, incomprehensible laws, jail terms for the little guy, criminal amnesty for politicians, declining public education, wretched healthcare systems, environmental devastation, massive exodus of the young generation, lonely old people living in poverty, and a rapidly declining population.

June 18, 2015

Parliament and Corruption

Political Corruption is a disease that kills thousands of Romanians each year. It kills because money that should be spent on healthcare is stolen and ends up in Politician’s and Political Party bank accounts. The costs of Political Corruption are seen every day in our deteriorating education system, outdated trains, and non-existent highway system.

The First -- Representative Democracy

The Foundation of Democracy is the right of the people to elect a fellow citizen to represent their interests. People do not elect a political party, they elect an individual Representative to serve them.

The Second -- Balance of Power

Democracy is social science that acknowledges human weakness - that people are selfish and power corrupts. Societies with broad based prosperity create 'check and balances" between independent institutions.

The Third -- Lady Justice

The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of Democracy. Standing tall above New York harbor is Lady Justice - the same Lady that was the great moral force in the first Democracy over 2000 years ago.

The Fourth -- Empowerment

Prosperous democracies are NOT built on attracting foreign businesses with cheap labor or sophisticated economic policies. They are built on investing in people. They help each citizen grow into the unique individual they were created to be. It is called ‘Individual Empowerment'.

The Fifth - National Parks

National Parks are a symbol that the beautiful most treasures of a country belong to all the citizens - not the wealthy. The quality of roads, trails, and sheltors are measure of democratic DNA.