A political legacy as defined by the dictionary as related to government policy-making as distinguished from administration or law.
There is no real monetary value to a political legacy, the real value in it is how History treats one’s accomplishments or none accomplishments.
Certainly the legacy of our Founding Fathers is one of heroic deeds and they accomplished what no other country had ever done before, since the dawn of time, they gave us a Republic based on the Rule of Law and our GOD given rights of mankind.
There has been a debate on the left as to where our rights come from, they do not come from government; just read the first couple of lines of the Declaration of Independence and it states very clearly:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,…
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says Richard Nixon? Most of us will say “Watergate” and that forever will be the legacy of Richard Nixon.
It is hard for my pea brain to understand the importance of a legacy, because I see it as a narcissistic ego trip because you can’t change what is past post. Obama’s legacy is already cast in stone; he will go down in History as the worst President of the United States ever and he will be forever known as a habitual liar.
So in a desperate attempt to create a favorable ‘legacy’ for Obama and his lapdog, John Kerry, they have caved into the mullahs of Iran (“Death to America”) and have signaled that will give Iran undeterred excess to a Nuclear Bomb. The end result will be a Nuclear arms race in the Middle East and only the future knows where that will lead.
Our system of government of checks and balances requires that any treaty made by the Executive Office requires the approval of Congress. And Obama says he intends to by-pass Congress in this matter, if this is not “Treason”, than what is?
As for for John Kerry’s “legacy”; it was written long ago in Viet Nam. It is one for a phony ‘war hero’ of made up stories of heroism who sided with the enemy of America, who committed treason when he negotiated with the enemy in Paris and his legacy will be one of a coward and traitor.
NO DEAL IS BETTER THAN A BAD DEAL- BiBi
Obama Admin Threatens U.S. Allies for Disagreeing with Iran Nuke Deal by Adam Kredo
U.S. allies snubbed as administration moves toward nuke deal
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Efforts by the Obama administration to stem criticism of its diplomacy with Iran have included threats to nations involved in the talks, including U.S. allies, according to Western sources familiar with White House efforts to quell fears it will permit Iran to retain aspects of its nuclear weapons program.
A series of conversations between top American and French officials, including between President Obama and French President Francois Hollande, have seen Americans engage in behavior described as bullying by sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.
The disagreement over France’s cautious position in regard to Iran threatens to erode U.S. relations with Paris, sources said.
Lt. General Michael Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, weighs in on ‘Fox News Sunday’