{"id":2922,"date":"2014-02-27T05:55:41","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2014-02-27T06:26:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T11:26:30","slug":"accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=2922","title":{"rendered":"accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Somewhere over the course of my life, I was blessed with the realization that accountability is good for me.\u00a0 I articulate the \u201ca-ha\u201d in such a manner, as I\u2019ve learned that not all adults have come to a similar awareness.\u00a0 Let me first add a couple of caveats:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 I\u2019m not suggesting I\u2019ve always been good at it.<\/p>\n

And 2. I don\u2019t share my awareness with any sense of superiority.<\/p>\n

My point is simple:\u00a0 accountability is good.<\/p>\n

Accountability is the willingness to accept responsibility for one\u2019s own actions.\u00a0 By being accountable to someone other than myself \u2014 to persons who gently but generously apply liberal doses of grace and<\/i> truth \u2014 I am encouraged to answer for my actions… the good, bad, and ugly.\u00a0 There is no deception, no manipulation of the facts, nor any rhetorical spin.<\/p>\n

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Let me go a step further… accountability isn\u2019t always fun.\u00a0 Frequently I must acknowledge a poor choice, a lack of discernment, or an error in judgment.\u00a0 Sometimes I must admit a painful mistake.\u00a0 Sometimes, too, I wish no one would know.<\/p>\n

But the \u201cknowing\u201d by others spurs me on.\u00a0 The \u201cknowing\u201d is what makes me better at what I do.\u00a0 I want to live my life\/do my job<\/em> ethically and well, and accountability helps me do that.<\/p>\n

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One of the veiled, intentional hindrances to today\u2019s government efficiency, however, is the acute absence<\/em> of accountability.\u00a0 Neither the Judicial or Legislative nor Executive Branch of the federal government seeks or desires accountability…<\/p>\n

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The Judicial Branch…\u00a0 an appointment to the Supreme Court lasts a lifetime.\u00a0 Their tenure is for life unless they resign, retire, take senior status, or are removed after impeachment (… granted, no justice has ever been removed).<\/i>\u00a0 A lifetime appointment equates to little to no accountability, which is especially concerning if\/when a judge is ideologically driven.<\/p>\n

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The Legislative Branch… the leaders of both bodies of Congress \u2014 currently 1 Democrat (Sen. Harry Reid)<\/i> and 1 Republican (Rep. John Boehner)<\/i> \u2014 control what measures make it to the congressional floor.\u00a0 In other words, when the minority party wishes to bring a bill to a vote, Reid and Boehner respectively block it.\u00a0 To make matters worse (from the Intramuralist\u2019s eyes, from an integrity standpoint),<\/i> both parties quickly cry \u201cfoul\u201d when the other party is doing the blocking.\u00a0 There exists little recourse.\u00a0 Hence, the Democrats and Republicans face minimal accountability.<\/p>\n

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The Executive Branch… every president seems to push the extent of Executive Orders \u2014 and every opposing party seems to vociferously, publicly protest.\u00a0 Executive Orders bypass the accountability inherent in a 3 branch system.\u00a0 Currently, the most questionable bypassing of accountability is in the execution of Obamacare.\u00a0 The White House has made 18 significant changes to the law via executive action.\u00a0 Their obvious quandary is that because the law is increasingly unpopular, if they allow Congress to have input, Democrats and Republicans will likely join together to make bipartisan changes.\u00a0 Hence, Pres. Obama is avoiding accountability, especially on Obamacare.<\/p>\n

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Democrats and Republicans… Republicans and Democrats… all 3 branches of government…\u00a0 they do not seek or desire accountability.\u00a0 They are unwilling to accept responsibility for their own actions… the good, bad, and ugly. \u00a0 They will not admit\u00a0a poor choice, a lack of discernment, or any error in judgment. \u00a0We all make mistakes! \u00a0But our government’s (supposedly)<\/em> public servants\u00a0\u2014 knowing they must run on their perceived public record\u00a0\u2014 instead sadly and dishonestly\u00a0resort to deception, manipulation of the facts, and lavish rhetorical spin.\u00a0 They have not realized that accountability is good for them, too.<\/p>\n

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Respectfully,<\/p>\n

AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Somewhere over the course of my life, I was blessed with the realization that accountability is good for me.\u00a0 I articulate the \u201ca-ha\u201d in such a manner, as I\u2019ve learned that not all adults have come to a similar awareness.\u00a0 Let me first add a couple of caveats: 1.\u00a0 I\u2019m not suggesting I\u2019ve always been … <\/p>\n

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