Pamela Jo Bowman

BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN - MESA ARIZONA- Well, this week was enlightening in so many ways and it has just begun! Yesterday I read a paper inviting parents to an evening to educate them about current drugs, drug use and how to pay attention to subtle behavior changes. I grew up in the 6o’s. I thought I was keeping up on all of the latest trends, but I was clueless about what they were talking about! When did that happen?

Last night my son helped me hook into facebook. It is the best way to keep up with my kids and what they are doing. Today I received a notice that they all have accepted me as their friend and even their friends are inviting me to be their friend. I can forsee one pretty big problem. I’m the MOM! I do not want there to be any confusion on this issue. I’m the mom. Now that that is clear, let’s play!

Keeping up. Paying attention. Staying informed. Enlightening is not a big enough word for this world. Slow down…you move too fast….you got to make the morning last… I need a nap!

I still believe, all you need is love!

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BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA — People are superior to governments. “We the people … do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

We, the people, created the government to help safeguard our rights. We are superior to that entity. We need to remain master over it, not allow it to be the master over us. Those in government have been hired by us, the majority, to perform certain duties. We gave them the authority to fulfill their responsibilities. Their only source of authority and power is from “the people.”

We, “the people,” trust that those we have hired will fulfill their assigned duties with due diligence. When our trust is broken then we have the responsibility of hiring others to fulfill that job.

In today’s environment, government employees spend more time trying to keep their job that they don’t do their job. If they did their job, their assigned job, then they needn’t worry about keeping it. This is true on the national level, the state level and the local level. While there are dedicated politicians who serve their constituencies with integrity, there are others who float in the bureaucratic morass of mediocrity and self-service.

“We the people,” that is you and me, the individual, the citizen. “The sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when the government assumes other functions it is usurpation and oppression.” (Article 1 section 35 of the Alabama Constitution)

I need to fire some employees of mine!

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