( I know this is not a poem but......)
First question: Can you first govern yourself?
Second question: What is the state of your own household?
Third question: Do you have a proven record of community service
and compassionate acts?
Fourth question: Do you know the history and laws of your principalities?
Fifth question: Do you follow sound principles? Look for fresh vision to lift all the inhabitants of the land, including animals, plants,
elements, all who share this earth?
Sixth question: Are you owned by lawyers, bankers, insurance agents,
lobbyists, or other politicians, anyone else who would unfairly
profit by your decisions?
Seventh question: Do you have authority by the original keepers of
the lands, those who obey natural law and are in the service of
the lands on which you stand.
Joy Harjo, A member of the
Mvskoke/Creek Nation
