John Washington III Asks Why Voters Keep Backing Politicians Whose Actions Tell a Different Story

Presidential candidate John Washington III is asking American voters why they keep following politicians who, in his words, do not give a damn about them. In a written statement built as a series of questions, John Washington III asked why people care so much about what somebody thinks when that same person, as he put it, does not care anything about them, and why supporters keep defending politicians without checking their voting records.

"Stop listening to what they say and start paying attention to what they do," John Washington III wrote. He argued that politicians tell voters what they want to hear, promise change and claim to fight for families, and then campaign on one thing and vote for something completely different when decisions affecting people's lives are made.

John Washington III also turned to money in office. Most members of Congress receive an annual salary of $174,000, he noted, and he asked where the additional money comes from when some politicians become millionaires while holding public office - investments, businesses, inheritance, or financial relationships the public does not know about. Having millions does not automatically mean a crime was committed, he wrote, but being a public official should never put anyone above financial scrutiny, and the public financial disclosure records that members of Congress already file should be examined.

Any politician secretly accepting illegal payments in exchange for political favors should be investigated, John Washington III wrote, and if the evidence proves corruption, that politician should be held accountable.