Candidate for
Council Member, Chair 4; City of Modesto

KEITH SILVA'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

AS A CITIZEN OF THE MOST POWERFUL NATION ON EARTH, I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN BORN HERE AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY...

WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF LIVING IN MODERATE SAFETY, WITH AN ALMOST UNLIMITED ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING WE DESIRE, COUPLED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TOMORROW WHAT WE DO NOT HAVE TODAY, SO LONG AS WERE WILLING TO PAY ARE DUES TO GET THERE!

THIS UNLIMITED FUTURE IS ONLY POSSIBLE IN A FREE SOCIETY THAT CHERISHES THE INDIVIDUAL AS THE MOST VALUABLE COMMODITY OF THE SOCIETY OF WHICH I SPEAK.

THAT IS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!

IT IS THUS ONLY FITTING THAT LEADERS OF EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS, IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF OUR THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE FURTHERANCE OF OUR SUCCESSFUL FUTURE BE MANDATORY.

A TRUE LEADER OF OUR FREE SOCIETY MUST UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF PROTECTING THE CITIZEN FROM ALL FORMS OF HARM, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO OUR HOME.

A TRUE LEADER OF OUR FREE SOCIETY MUST LIVE-UP TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALWAYS PLACING THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZEN AHEAD OF SPECIAL INTEREST, REGARDLESS OF WHO, OR WHAT THEY REPRESENT.

A TRUE LEADER OF OUR FREE SOCIETY MUST NEVER ALLOW FORCES OF,OR PROCESSES OF OUR GOVERNMENT TO OPPRESS ANY INDIVIDUAL OF OUR SOCIETY, REGARDLESS OF THE GOOD INTENTIONS, OR PRINCIPALS THAT ONE WISHES TO UPHOLD OR ENFORCE...

A TRUE LEADER OF OUR FREE SOCIETY UNDERSTANDS THAT INEFFECTIVE OR BAD LEGISLATION, THAT DOES NOT ACCOMPLISH OR ADDRESS IT'S INTENDED PURPOSE IS WORSE THAN NO LEGISLATION AT ALL..

A TRUE LEADER OF OUR FREE SOCIETY UNDERSTANDS HIS\HER PLACE IN THE BIG PICTURE OF OUR SOCIETY; THAT IS, HE OR SHE IS HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ABSOLUTE MEANING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...