By the End of June: An Historic Decision

I suppose that for some people, perhaps among many of us, the official buildings scattered about the heart of Washington, D.C. are just that – lifeless edifices constructed of marble and brick. 

The iconic building of the United States Supreme Court,
Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of New Year's
Eve, December 31, 2011

But for me, from the first time that I flew over the nation’s Capital a long time ago as my flight slowly glided over the city on a bright day towards a landing strip of what was then known as Washington National Airport, I immediately established a wonder for what must lay within the inside walls of all that sculpted stone.

I also pondered -- even then – of how  it must change an official or a bureaucrat’s viewpoint and lifestyle, if one is not on guard against the seductive siren call of the overwhelming power which is being dispensed gratuitously from inside the political nerve centers which lie within those governmental buildings.

There are so many of them, that it’s impossible to visit them all in a few days, let alone to establish an adequate grasp of how the activities taking place behind those closed doors affect every aspect of our lives.