From the top, I’m going to rephrase what this column hopes to get across. Let’s consider “what we have the right to expect from our elected officials.”  

Broadly speaking, we all have certain expectations for doctors, law enforcement officers, teachers, pastors, moms, dads, waiters, waitresses, and certainly many others if we had the time and space to list them. My point is, given our government was founded to be “of the people, by the people, and for the people,” I’m going to prime the pump during this runup to Election Day and let those running, or already serving, know what we voters have a right to expect from them. We expect these things to be consistent, not performative, and each to be an explicit demonstration of who they really are! 

Integrity: We expect that you, Mr. and Mrs. Elected Official, know the difference between truth and error, good and evil, transparency and hypocrisy, and will live up to the highest standards of integrity even when it hurts you. What we don’t want is your finger in the wind as you decide what path will preserve your electability. If you call evil good, and try to put........

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