Albertville High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Albertville, AL)

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Do You Think Our Country Will

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Government Be Improved? People often say what is wrong with our government, but very seldom do they say how to improve it. One of the most important ways to improve the government is to become involved in it on the local level. Being involved means studying the issues and the candidates and voting in every election, voicing ideas and opinions to representatives and other elected officials, and running for the office which one is qualified to hold. We need more honesty in our government. It seems that with the increase in the size of the United States, dishonesty has also increased. Again the answer lies with each of us. We, the American citizens, must stand up for what is right. We must exercise good citizenship not only in politics but in everyday life as well. If we don’t do this then everything the United States has stood for for two hundred years will be lost. Jerry Blanks

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Last Another 200 Years? When we join in the singing of a rousing, patriotic song or solemnly recite the pledge of allegiance, we are overcome by the feeling that our great country one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, will go on eternally. However, when we contemplate the fact that history often repeats itself, we are not so certain that the United States, which is progressively moving toward more serious problems, can live long enough to contradict this old maxim. The Roman Empire lasted a little over 350 years. To a large extent, our government and laws are based on those of the Romans. The main difference is that our national government was founded on the basis of freedom -freedom for everything and everyone. That difference could determine our future - whether we remain the most successful democratic republic ever or collapse just as every magnificent empire has done in the past. Lisa Milner 9