May 29, 2017

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those veterans who died in defense of our country and the principles upon which it was founded.  This remembrance will take many forms:  parades, laying of wreaths, planting of flags, and the like.  These are all appropriate ways to honor our fallen veterans.  However, the best way to honor veterans that made the ultimate sacrifice is to uphold the rights and principles they died defending.  The best way for our government to honor these veterans is provide good governance to citizens.  This means honoring and respecting the rights of all citizens:  to speak freely, to petition the government, and to freely assemble.  It means providing government that is clean and competent.  It means providing government that is fair, responsive, and transparent.  And it means understanding that government “derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.”  That is, citizens should be at the center of everything government does.  The Milton Coalition is committed to honoring our fallen veterans by ensuring that our local government reflects the will of its constituents and serves its citizens well.

Advocating For Citizens,

The Milton Coalition

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A non-partisan group of concerned citizens advocating for clean, competent, courageous, and citizen-centric government