The fact of the matter is that countless members of both parties have allowed their own selfish desires for money, power and sex to run unchecked bringing not only shame and humiliation to themselves and the institutions in which they serve but helping to erase the moral boundaries that ensure we are prosperous as a nation.

If our leaders refuse to hold themselves to higher standard then the American people must stand up and do so. Like they have done since the founding of this nation, the American people must pressure their leaders to respect the moral and ethical standards that have kept this nation united and strong. If we fail to do so, history has warned us of our fate. We need only look to the empires of past to see the clear correlation between the loss of moral leadership and the decline of civilization. The Roman, Ottoman, Mongol, Aztec, British and countless others all followed this same trajectory. The war on terror has brought us face to face with the vestiges of the once powerful Ottoman Empire, which at one time made tremendous advancements in the sciences, arts and literature. However, now all that remains are impoverished nations ruled by despots. Such a drastic transformation was made possible by its constant transgression of moral boundaries.

The time has come for the American people to say “no more”. The scandals of both parties are an ominous sign of the weakening morality of our nation. Whoever has power on November 7 must know that the American people demand they that they take seriously the roles in which they have been entrusted and that we will no longer judge them on the basis of speech and law making abilities alone but on the basis of their moral integrity as well.