A philosopher, a poet & a peasant.

We Americans are a perplexing bunch. Failures, really. When it comes to forming a more perfect union. A country. A nation. Run in a reasonably correct and efficient manner. We pretend that our founders were intelligent and insightful men. Capable of writing a constitution that would last forever and ever. And be a model for the rest of the world to follow. Of course, that has proved to be poppycock. America is a disaster. In need of a complete overhaul. Little fixes won't help. We need to start from scratch. We need a constitutional convention. New founders. A recognition that our previous founders didn't get it right. Certainly incapable of designing a constitution and country that would fit neatly into the 21st century. And function effectively. So I am proposing a triumvirate run government. In which we pick three rulers. A philosopher. A poet. A peasant. Yes, three people who really don't want to rule. But we require them to rule anyway. We give 'em carte blanche. Do what they will. Do what they think is best for the country. And my guess is that we'll come out with a much better country than we have now. And one that will be copied by other nations. Might even become a world government. Absent of politicians. That's really been our problem. Right from the start. We've designed governments that were to be run by politicians. People who covet power. And for the main part are clueless as to what it takes to run a government. Politicians have been allowed to drag us down. Into the gutter. Into a living hell. And we've put up with it for time immemorial. Because we have been dumbed down. By politicians. We have made politicians our gods. Our saviors. When really they are nincompoops. Dumber than dumb. And that makes us -- well, not very smart. And so, fellow citizens, today I am pleading with all of you. Let's declare that enough is enough. Let's hire a philosopher, a poet and a peasant to run the show. --Jim Broede