A new report from Gallup has revealed just how little the American people trust the federal government.
Americans have distrusted government officials for many years, but the feds fare especially poorly when compared to other institutions Gallup studies.
The federal government has the least positive image of any business or industry sector measured, Congress engenders the lowest confidence of any institution that Gallup tests, and Americans rate the honesty and ethics of members of Congress as the lowest among 22 professions in Gallup's most recent update.
Why? Some Americans cite backbiting and infighting in Congress and the White House. Others are concerned that the government is too big and too powerful. Whatever the reason, one thing is clear: the feds haven’t done enough to earn the trust of the American people.
But there is hope. Gallup also found that a majority of Americans trust the people, the “bedrock of democracy,” to make the right decisions. The American people have always stepped up when their leaders have failed, and they’re doing it again by joining the Article V movement led by the Convention of States Project.
A Convention of States can propose constitutional amendments that limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. It can also address the skyrocketing national debt and the scourge of career politicians.
Americans don’t need more big government to restore their trust in D.C. They need less, and they’re getting it with a Convention of States.
