| Show Student Pleads All For One And One For All Dear Editor The people who built this nation the ones who bled and died to give Her freedom they were not rich Most of them came here for a new beginning These people our people had minds with the strength and vision to carve a nation We asked good neighbors to represent us and they did Never losing sight of humanity They brought us the Constitution Constitution Constitution Con Con- to protect our rights that were bought with blood The United States of America home of the brave Why then do some schools no longer say the Pledge of Allegiance Do our children even know it it does anyone care Have we forgotten what great gift has been given to us Like spoiled children always wanting wanting wanting want want- ing more never appreciating what we have When I hear someone say America has done nothing for me this place sucks I say get out See how you like it in any other country and if it is so much better stay there Congress the Senate and all the theother theother theother other offices exist so we have representatives representatives representatives of our thoughts on how our country is to be governed If we as a people are not being represented properly it is OUR job to put someone someone someone some some- one in who will We have responsibility responsibility responsibility too The state of the nation is our fault as much as anyone If I ran a business and people came in late or never even showed up for their shifts and I said nothing the dysfunction and chaos would be my fault as much as theirs If I tired fired a tew few people me omers would shape shapeup shapeup up or lose their job There are plenty of people willing to work follow the rules and show up So too is our nation nation nation na na- na- na tion a big business Were we to get rid of the crooked politicians and the whoever has the most money wins rule we would leave the door open for those who truly wished our country the best We are allowing this to continue Our core is rotting from the inside out This is a nation run FOR the people BY the people we must take responsibility and speak up We are Americans not African- African Americans not Mexican Be proud of your heritage but understand understand understand under- under stand we are segregating and separating ourselves from the whole We become a country of tiny groups A army is much stronger in one huge force than in hundreds of tiny fac fac- fac- fac Were We're Americans first Clothe America first feed America first Like any child she is ours to take care of as much as we would want to help a neighbors neighbor's child we must protect and care for our own first We are a family brought together through the courage and initiative of four ancestors Lets Let's take back our place as One nation Im I'm not a democrat Im I'm not a republican nor noram noram noram am I right wing or Liberal I am what we all should be first and foremost I am a patriot Shannon Jones Major Unknown |
