Elected officials should follow Flake’s lead

Honesty is the most important aspect of an effective government. With everything that’s happening right now within the government, everyone in power should look to the speech of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., to bring morality back to politics. Everything that’s happening in relation to the Russian allegations make us all wonder if we can truly trust what the people in charge are saying to us. There will probably never be a time where politics is grounded on morality, but I do not think that it is too much to ask to be transparent. Agreeing with what the officials are saying is not important; what is important is that we can trust them. We should be represented with honesty and the ability to know that our representatives are trustworthy and will do everything in their power to make this country a better place. Elected officials need to follow Flake’s lead, standing up for what is right.

Laura Kralicky

North Kingstown, R.I.