APT Philosophy:
"Issues, not politics"
Citizens do not become active in government to patronize their neighbors; they do it to provide a better life for their children and themselves. The Constitution grants citizens the tools of dissent for this reason. While the Constitution is not perfect, we can expect no better until the fundamental rights found within it are respected.
As a citizen's critique of government, unlike a career politician, serves only one's own interest in the preservation of liberty; what use is a one-sided party-motivated position? It is the duty of every citizen to not only stand in the way of tyranny, but also examine issues objectively, as one's self is one's own engine. Racing toward a solution does not define direction, we are our own conductors.
APT recognizes government authority as granted from its’ people. In a free republic, the farther from citizen action we stray, the less free we are guaranteed to be. In a democratic Republic, in which intended influence flows from citizens, what happens when action falls from favor with citizens, and government grows large and self-serving? The trend continues, of course, until the Republic is no more.
Government is formed to remedy negative societal effects. While the progression of any specific people to the elimination of negative societal effects is arguable, government does an injustice by failing to promote individual liberty and a due emphasis on personal autonomy. Government is not necessarily the ends to which society reaches, but a means with which to create a more positive society for all. Government should abstain from actions that prevents or impedes personal responsibility. |
