What are our responsibilities as citizen to our government

American citizens knows their responsibilities to their government. America citizens believes in democracy which is government for the people, by the people, and with the people. This phrase has been in existence for centuries. As citizens, people believes that the government should be for the people and not against the people. However, some governments have not fulfill the philosophy of standing with the people who elected them in the office. Citizens should take full responsibility such as to enforce the laws of the federal constitution upon government.

Because the government took an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the people, citizens needs to make sure that the government uphold to it. When governments who are corrupt, lie to the people, citizens must make sure they are hold accountability for their actions. For example, in the case of the former  governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell.  Citizens took the responsibility to charge him and his wife, Maureen, for corruption such as taking bribe while in office. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/appeals-court-affirms-bob-mcdonnells-convictions/2015/07/10/144da937-66de-4644-816c-0bcea4803401_story.html The ex governor and his wife accepted  gifts and loans from a wealthy business man called Jonnie Williams. It seems like some of our governments are corrupt, and citizens depends on them in many aspect such as to protect  them.
Bob McDonnell corruption scandal

 

If the governments have no regard for the constitutional of the country they served, and takes bribes from the wealthy, it means that they are not trustworthy, therefore, they broke the oath they made which is to preserve, protect, and defend the citizens.

Citizens can take full responsibility to make sure that politicians pays for their crimes just as an average citizen would. Citizens can take actions on this kinds of issue by voting during election, boycott, and rally. It is unconstitutional for politicians to take gifts of any kind while in the office. Citizens needs to voice their opinion in these kinds of issues because it matters a lot. People can not stand still and fold their hands while the government rubbed citizens from their responsibility.  Therefore, citizens wins when government pays for their crimes. Finally, the citizens of Virginia did the right thing by bringing the ex governor of Virginia to justice. Bob McDonnell was sentenced to two years in federal prison and his wife was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Justice was well served. http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bob-mcdonnell/