Why I am running for the US Senate?
an adgenda for fairness
a platform for America
I am a candidate for the United States Senate for the great State of Ohio.
It is a solemn responsibility upon which to embark, as well as, a welcomed opportunity to listen; to share ideas; to discuss and to reason with the people of the heartland of America, from the northern banks of the Ohio River to the southern shores of Lake Erie.
Although political campaigns have become long and at times rancorous affairs; it should be remembered that democracy is not the absence of lively and vigorous debate; but the forbearance of political violence.
It is as though America has wakened from a long and troubled sleep.
The age-old wisdom that ‘eternal vigilance is the price of liberty’ went unheeded. We woke to find our civil liberties eroded, our savings dwindled, our jobs less secure, our homes under threat, the future of our children less assured, the cost of health care exorbitant, and our food supply less safe.
In a free society - the people have no one to blame for the circumstances in which they find themselves - other than themselves.
We slept because we believed that our nation was in safe hands.
We shared a sense of certainty that those in whose trust we place our life-savings had our best interests at heart.
We slept because we believed that the government was placing too many obstacles in the way of the affairs of honest businesses. We woke to find our financial markets trading unregulated monetary instruments that to this day the unraveling of which remains a daunting task.
The constitutional responsibility of government has among its guiding principles to promote the general welfare.
Since all knowledge is comparative, the argument as to the proper size of government cannot be guided simply as a matter of political rhetoric; but, must be based upon a desire to maintain an equitable relationship between governmental responsibilities, the need to safeguard the public, and the onus to do what is best for this nation when faced with outwardly irreconcilable demands on limited resources.
Our domestic situation looms large, and at the same time, our foreign commitments both military and diplomatic engage us in every region of the world.
This nation borne uniquely on law has chosen to embrace an ideal of a world in which the inalienable rights of all peoples to life and liberty are unassailable.
If we are to live up to the true meaning of our creed, at times, the American people must 'stand-tall' and come to the aid of the defenseless. And, to oppose those who would attempt to achieve by tyranny that which they cannot attain by consensus.
These noble sentiments carry with them the promise of ' a more perfect union' and a brighter future for this nation, and for those with whom we share the Western Hemisphere, as well as, our relations with those peoples far from our borders and shores.
The future of this nation, and all societies, rests upon the care and attention afforded its youngest members, the generation whose destiny is to shoulder the mantle of authority. Healthy bodies are the best repositories for healthy minds; and it is time for us to commit ourselves to the health of our young.
We are a diverse people, and along with those native to the Americas, we find amongst ourselves representatives of every people, and from every nation in the world community.
We ask all those who cross our borders and shores to leave the ancient evils of the Old World at our doorstep.
And, upon entry into the New World, join in the great American experiment; where equal opportunity for all to use their full powers along lines of excellence, in the words of JFK, is the standard that the people of this nation strive to achieve.
Poverty is contrary to social advancement.
Extreme poverty in the Americas is injurious to the economic and social well-being of the entire Western Hemisphere,
therefore:
We the people of the United States ought to undertake a consultation, with the advice and consent of the Senate, with our neighbors in the Western Hemisphere to the end of establishing a Common Market of the Americas. A single market to encompass the great land mass that extends from the Boothia Peninsula in Northern Canada to its southern-most point, Cape Forward in Chile, including the islands to the north, south, east and west of this hemisphere.
The reform of our system of taxation is long overdue.
Taxation, the means by which the American people fund public expenditure to achieve often-noble economic and social objectives must be effective, but it should also be fair and efficient. If elected I will work with like minded members of the upper chamber of the Congress to establish and enact a family-friendly flat rate tax of eleven percent.
We love and admire the things that we help to build.
There is much to be done to build a better and brighter future. And, the young must be given an opportunity to participate fully in the constant renewal of our cities, our farms, our public parks and sites of natural beauty, as well as to engage their minds in the arts and sciences that must garner solutions in the fields of energy, transportation, health, and environmental protection.
I am dedicated to giving every generation of Americans an opportunity to leave a legacy to this country from their own efforts. Therefore, I will work to institute a system of two-years of community service for all high school graduates without firm plans for their future. Those graduates who do not enter college, join the military or enter into a work-study or apprenticeship program, will be given an opportunity to learn and gain skills in service to this nation.
Upon completion of two years of community service, each participant shall be entitled to educational benefits equal to that granted to those who choose to serve this country in uniform.
For decades, successive administrations have linked welfare benefits to work, this means tested entitlement system, has often proved divisive resulting in untoward consequences for families and communities. If, the American people desire that all citizens who can work; do work, then it must be the goal of this nation to assure that there is work for all Americans.
I am committed to full-employment.
Social Security, that system designed to ensure decent standards of living for all upon retirement, sickness, or disability must remain strong and fully funded. We owe a great debt to our senior citizens. All that we enjoy exists because they answered the call to build and secure the America we admire today. They planted the crops that adorn our bountiful tables; they worked in the factories that made the goods we so often take for granted; they educated generations of Americans to prepare them to become productive citizens; they healed the sick and developed the miracles of modern medicine.
We owe a great debt to our senior citizens, and America honours its debts.
We must never allow illness to bankrupt our senior citizens; nor permit circumstances in which our senior citizens have to choose between sufficient nourishment and needed medicines.
They must be able to remain in their homes and we should assist them when necessary in doing so.
Therefore, without diminishing existing Social Security medical entitlements, I will work tirelessly toward the establishment of a system of universal – free at the point of delivery – health care for all Americans over the age of sixty-two.
My fellow Ohioans, and fellow citizens,
This is a great country, and at the same time it is not final in the sense of completed accomplishment.
There is much that remains to be done; challenges to be met; opportunities to be seized upon, and adversities to overcome.
Aveces la jente se olvida lo valioso lo que tiene, como la libertad, un trabajo, una casa, la familia, y la comunidad.
Deverian ser recordados, los derechos inalienables de la humanidad, los derechos no provienen de la generosidad del estado, sino de la mente de Dios.
The time has come to trammel out the vineyards where the grapes of wrath are stored.
And so, in the immortal words of Lincoln, that nation of the people, by the people, and for the people -
shall not perish from the earth.
It is time for us to reflect upon our past, and to set firm plans for our future, and let us do it together, e pluribus unum.
And finally, to paraphrase Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -
‘…There is a new spirit abroad in this land; the old days of grab and greed are on their way out.
We are beginning to think of what we owe the other fellow; not just what we are compelled to give him.
A time is coming, my fellow Americans, when we shan’t be able to fill our bellies in comfort;
while other folk go hungry, or sleep in warm beds; while others shiver in the cold.
And, we shan’t be able to kneel before our shinning alters and thank God for blessings;
while others are kneeling in either physical or spiritual subjection.
And, God willing - we will live to see that day'.
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... there is a brighter day
AMERICA
Eric LaMont Gregory
US Senator
Eric LaMont Gregory for US Senator - Campaign Committee
Identification Number C00459594
PO Box 340585, Beavercreek, Ohio, 45434 - 0585
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Eric LaMont Gregory 2010