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Text Box: WE CAN NOT SIMPLY ESTABLISH GOOD ORGANIZATIONS AND LET THEM RUN They require constant supervision, management, and correction It would seem logical that once a good organization or system is established it should be able to run properly on its own. The membership selection process, goals, method of operation, management have all been established and are in good working order, so why should anyone have to worry about it? One must worry about it because of outside intervention, gradual (or rapid) decay of the various operational parts, and other internal and external forces. Jesus told us we must vigilant, and He never is in error. A brief survey of secular organizations will clearly establish the need for continual vigilance and active supervision least the good original concepts and purposes be corrupted and perverted. When a group of people is attacked by armed invaders, they usually unite under a popular leader. If his military expertise is insufficient to repel or overcome the invaders he will be replaced. The successful military leader often easily takes control of the population under the promise of protection, and eventually those who were all equal become subjects of the military. In the United States of America this tendency was blunted by placing the military under the control of the civilian part of the government, making the civilian elected president head of the military. While the military would find a blunt take over of the government difficult, it has circumvented this path to power by liaisons with industry which foster wasteful monetary policies and practices, enriching the industrialists and select retired military.

Text Box: Exposure of this relationship causes the population to be outraged but the outrage is without strong or permanent effect because of the corruption of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. When the USA was first formed, legislators served out of sense of obligation: the obligation to serve their fellow man, to guide the formation of the government, and the course of the country. Power was perceived as held in trust and created an obligation to use that power properly. One could possibly become somewhat enriched through government service, but the government was so poor that such enrichment paled in comparison with what one could amass in the private arena. One served in the executive branch for the same reasons, with similar limitations on financial or other enrichment. Again, one served in the judicial branch for the same reasons, and if anything the opportunities for enrichment were even more limited unless one sought outright bribes. But anyone who enriched himself was subject to public loss of honor, and loss of honor was considered one of the most terrible things which could happen to a person. Therefore, because of the value in which simple honor was held, the overall level of honesty and propriety was very high. But honor has its foundation in morality, in acknowledgment of values and standards established by God. As the government of the USA obtained discretion over ever increasing amounts of money, interlopers with lower and lower values entered into government service, especially the legislative branch. Money and power became their god and they engaged in what ever activities they considered useful in maintaining or expanding their positions. With the loss of worship of the real, true God, came the loss of honor, and of the values and standards established by God. Since the judiciary is appointed by the executive branch but those appointments must be approved by the legislative branch, the legislative

Text Box: branch began to oppose any jurist who espoused good moral values. In some instances the legislative branch was forced by popular opinion to approve jurist who had good moral values, particularly those in the higher courts. But in many instances, especially when the executive branch fell under the control of individuals with the same lack of morals as the legislative branch, jurist of like lack of moral values were nominated and easily approved. Small portions of the population decried these events, but major portions of the population received benefit from their corrupt legislators and maintained them in office. The corrupt legislator’s “game plan” worked. In the early days of the USA, when legislators attempted to purchase their offices in this manner, since there was not much of a treasury with which to work, the effectiveness of buying voters was not great. Combined with a stronger sense of morality, honor, and the worth of God Himself in the population, and a stronger sense of self reliance, the early population replaced the dishonored with those believed to be honorable. Now there is a great struggle within the USA, between those who would have a moral and honorable government, and those who would keep their immoral, permissive, “purchased” government - particularly the legislators and jurist. The government of the USA began as a good system, and became corrupted because men and women of good will did not continually fight corruption with sufficient attention and strength. Public schools are another example of how lack of vigilance has lead to disfunction and corruption. In the past communities established their own schools as the need and opportunity to so do arose. The schools were funded by the local community. Moral values were taught or at the least reflected or reinforced in school because that was the will of the community. The values taught were

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