 make your 2010 vote count  the election of 2010 could well be the bellwether election that determines the road our nation will be traveling down for the next 50 years our country has been at similar crossroads in our history before but never to the degree we are at now secular progressives have made serious attempts in the past to destroy our republic and turn it into a socialist based form of government since the early 1900 s we have seen incremental changes taking place at various times when the progressive elements for both the democrat and republican parties have had control of the white house and congress once again we find ourselves in a situation where those same progressive elements are implementing programs and policies that will drastically change the structure of our government and businesses these secular progressive elements of our society have essentially hijacked the traditional democrat party to the point where the party is no longer recognizable they have also made ideological inroads into the republican party as well president obama has stated his election would be a transformational event and that it would fundamentally transform our country hopefully the people of our country will take pause at what the president has said and recognize the path he is taking us down is not what our founders originally intended for our republic the progressives have infiltrated our educational systems and adulterated the content of what is taught to our children to conform to what their perception of our history should be they have brainwashed our children with their biased perceptions of history the sciences and moral values this societal malignancy has been slowly metastasizing for the last 50 years and it is now at the stage where it needs to be excised before our country dies from the disease of progressivism unless the citizens of our country awaken to what is transpiring the phrase we the people will no longer be applicable the phrase we the progressives will be our country s clarion call ask yourself if you are satisfied with what is happening in washington and the decisions they have been making on your behalf have they been a good steward of your money have they been passing legislation that represents your core moral values have they protected your personal rights guaranteed by the constitution have they approved people who will represent you on the supreme court and who will uphold our original constitution and the bill of rights have they lived up to their oath of office to uphold the constitution or do they even believe in the constitution you have a right to know where they stand on these issues if you feel that your elected officials represent you read no further you will get what you deserve however if you feel that you are no longer represented in lansing and washington find out what the people who are running for office stand for and hold them accountable if you fail to take your responsibility as a voter seriously you may well see the day when you lose that right like a thief in the night your life and future will be transformed and you could find yourself living in a country where your rights and freedoms were something you used to have you hold the keys to your future and that of your children and grandchildren this is your chance to be a patriot and to make a real change in our country instead of the hollow mantra of the progressives of their socalled hope change remember to vote this august and november and to elect constitutional conservatives who will represent you and your beliefs submitted for publication to the dewitt bath review the clinton county news the st johns dewitt informer the laingsburg independent the owosso independent the perry independent on june 12 2010 published in the clinton county news on june 27 2010  