The English word “revolution” is derived from the Latin word “revolutio” which means “a turn around.” The election of 2016 is over, only a bit more than 50% voted once again, and only 26% of registered voters elected our next President who was defeated in the popular vote by almost 3 million votes.

Here we are – a fundamental change in political power has taken place as a small number of our citizens, using new forms of media in a rapidly changing culture, have risen up in revolt against the current authorities. We have elected a byproduct of a world that seeks to escape reality in the form of constant entertainment, the mutation of traditional values, and results in a cult of prioritizing self at the expense of the common good.

Our traditional values are identified within our U.S. Constitution with specific clauses that state the means by which “we, the people” seek to secure the common good. We agree to do so by achieving justice, seeking domestic peace, providing for external defense, and prioritizing the general welfare of all members of our society.

The electoral revolution which we are now experiencing is in the process of “turning around” the means and manner in which we previously sought this common good. Instead of selecting people with knowledge and experience in the area of leadership to which they have been assigned, our President-elect is planning to staff most of his cabinet and high-level leadership with billionaires dedicated to decreasing or eliminating the very programs they are tasked with overseeing. In spite of our Constitution that requires civilian leadership of our military, he has chosen Generals to run military-attached departments and functions. The same Constitution requires the elimination of ethical and business conflicts that he may be violating. In short, our laws, our traditional practices, our valued and longstanding bipartisan foreign policy, and our understanding of the common good all seem to be in the process of being “turned around.”

Each of us in our own way will have to decide if or how we want to respond to this revolution, but it is a good time to remember that the founders of our nation believed in a common good that provided an ordered community that was necessary for individuals to achieve happiness. In summary, all members of our society, in an ordered and orderly manner, working together to provide justice for all, the rule of law, the ease of friendship, the dignity of humankind, and the fellowship of love. Let’s get to work!