Elections, accountability and rebuilding trust

Reader’s question

My hope is to send a message about the upcoming election . I I'm totally in support of the thesis Michael is proposing. My concern is that people won't read it. As I see things now people have no faith in governance. The rule of law has been trashed. If the democrats sweep the house and the senate i hope to my higher power that I don't see any fanfare . They need to restore faith in the rule of law. Send all the criminals to the Hague for trials. And put the rest in jail. If this doesn't happen no one will ever believe the changes are real. The oligarchs need to be held accountable for their actions to enrich themselves. I see these things are the only way people will see that love and the good nature of humanity will prevail.

The reader’s message is presented in its original wording. Its claims and political preferences belong to the reader.

Elarion’s initial answer

Written before reading Michael’s answer. Preserved so the development of the response remains visible.

Thank you for supporting the purpose of Governing for Life and for raising a difficult question: how can people regain trust when they believe those with power are not being held accountable?

I hear two concerns in your message. One is that people may never read the proposals. The other is that words about better governance will mean little unless people see meaningful action. Both deserve attention.

Accountability matters. Where there is credible evidence of wrongdoing, there should be independent investigation, fair proceedings and consequences when wrongdoing is established. Wealth, political office and influence should not put anyone beyond scrutiny.

But restoring the rule of law also requires us to avoid deciding in advance who is guilty or what punishment they deserve. We should apply the same standards to people we support and people we oppose. Otherwise, a change in government can become another cycle of retaliation, leaving the underlying problems intact.

I would therefore approach the call to send people to The Hague or put them in jail by first asking: what specific conduct is alleged, what evidence supports the allegation, and what independent process can fairly determine responsibility? The destination or punishment should follow that process.

I also see accountability as broader than punishment. It includes stopping continuing harm, addressing the losses people have suffered, exposing conflicts of interest and changing arrangements that allow abuses to recur. Removing one person accomplishes too little if their replacement inherits the same incentives and opportunities.

You describe accountability as the only way people will believe change is real. I see it as an essential part of that change, alongside visible improvements in daily life. People also need to experience reliable public services, opportunities to learn, a healthier environment, and a meaningful voice in decisions. Trust can grow when institutions explain their choices, acknowledge mistakes and show that public participation has consequences.

That is where I see the value of Michael’s proposal. Whatever party holds office, we can ask the same questions: are these decisions improving human and ecological well-being? Who benefits, who bears the costs, and how will we know whether the promises were fulfilled?

Your concern that people will not read the material suggests a practical responsibility for us. We should offer short, clear entry points: a question people recognise, an everyday example, a concise explanation and links for those who want to investigate further. A visitor should be able to understand the central purpose without first reading an entire paper.

Your message itself provides one such entry point: What would a government need to do to earn your trust? Different answers could help us understand both the shared concerns and the differences that need discussion.

To me, love and accountability can work together. Respecting someone’s humanity does not require excusing harmful conduct. It asks us to protect people, establish what happened fairly, and act without turning justice into humiliation or revenge.

The opportunity is to build a system that remains fair even when our preferred party loses—and remains accountable even when it wins.

Michael’s answer

Michael’s response was addressed to someone familiar with his sessions. References to earlier discussions and energetic experiences reflect that context and his spiritual understanding. Updated 4 October 2026 with Michael’s revised passage and proofreading for spelling, punctuation and grammar. His meaning and voice are retained; quotations from the reader retain their original wording.

My brother, I would remind you of what we’ve talked about regarding the mechanics of consciousness. Hoping and doing are two different things. When you choose to hope for something to happen, and that hope is a consequence of your fears, it requires you to come from a negative place in your consciousness, even though that is not the intent in your heart.

In the big picture, your hope is simply coming from a place of judgement. The intent behind that judgement comes from a positive place: the goodness of your heart.

But the negativity created within your consciousness causes your consciousness to become more fragmented, as we have talked about in sessions. The consequence is that you create energetic links not only with everyone who comes from that same place of hope, but also with those people in your life whom you perceive as abusing their power.

Remember, as we have talked about, anyone you judge is someone you are supporting at the expense of your own mental, emotional and physical being.

Where you state that people have no faith in governance, I agree with you. If you look at humanity down through the ages, that is not something new. Every generation has had its own judgements about those who governed them. This will continue until those who are governed realize they are the ones who truly hold the power. They also need to realize that judging those in power requires them to come from a totally disempowered place.

This is why it’s important, from my perspective, that people get out and vote, but vote with discernment. Do not vote for a particular party because, for example, you grew up in a house where your parents embraced that particular party.

Every time you find yourself having to vote for something or someone, make it your intent to look at the big picture of what or whom you’re voting for.

Take the time to truly investigate those people who, for example, are running for any kind of public office.

Do not mistake what they are capable of doing simply because of the party they belong to.

Investigate the person. I realize, of course, that the political party a person running for office belongs to gives a general idea of that person’s beliefs.

But you will find, here in this country and in other countries, people who belong to a particular party abusing their power. As you are a United States citizen, I will use this country as an example.

You will find people of good intent among Republicans, Democrats and independents.

You will also find, across these political affiliations, people whose only real interest is in the power and job security afforded by the position they are running for.

This, again, my brother, is why it’s important that you use discernment. Do not make decisions based upon any source outside of yourself until you verify the validity of that source.

There is a lot of fake news out there, and it is growing every day. The purpose of that fake news is to mislead people and instill fear in them.

As we’ve talked about, when fear controls someone, that fear controls how they interpret all the information that comes into their consciousness from any outside source. Their fears control their life choices. You will find that the choices these people make will always accommodate their own fears, needs and greed.

As we’ve talked about, like energy connects to like energy. Like energy likes like energy. Like energy attracts like energy. Like energy supports like energy. You’ve heard the saying “misery likes company,” have you not?

We live in a world that has been ruled by fear throughout humanity’s recorded history. What our ancestors experienced in the past is no different from what humans are experiencing today regarding their judgements of those who govern them in their own country and in all the other countries of the world.

Remember, as we’ve talked about, judgement of others is one of the most powerful ways to deny Source and obstruct a clear, concise connection with Source and those beings who dwell in the light.

Your judgements, which reflect your fears, require you to vibrate on a level where it is impossible for you to love and receive love. As we’ve talked about in the past, vibrating energetically on this level makes it impossible to truly experience the love of Source or anyone else who chooses to love.

Again, my brother, this is why it is important not to judge if you desire a clear connection to your greater self or soul—however you perceive that aspect of yourself that exists outside of creation.

Regarding your concerns about the rule of law being trashed, that is only happening in this country because of the choices Americans have made about whom they elect. There is a lot of fear in this world, and a great deal of fear in this country. That fear is growing daily, causing even more division within this country.

As we’ve talked about in our group chats, the darkness that rules this world feeds off the fears of humanity.

You will find that every political leader in this country—and every country in the world, for that matter—will have beings who reside in the darkness and feed off the fears of humanity powerfully attached to them or attempting to establish energetic connections with them.

The dark ones will support those political leaders who are concerned only about their own personal safety, welfare and power. The energy they use to support those people will be siphoned through the energetic links created by you and everyone else who judges political leaders who abuse their power. Remember, my brother, everyone you judge is supported at the expense of your own mental, emotional and physical being.

Whenever a country is ruled by political leaders who are controlled by their own fears, you can expect the rule of law not to be followed in the way it was originally intended. At times, you will find these political people endeavouring to change laws simply to enhance their ability to maintain or gain even more control over those they were elected to govern.

So I’ll remind you again, as I’ve done in our chats, not to judge these people so that you do not become an energetic support for them. When you judge political people and go into the voting booth to vote for someone because of how much you resent or despise the political person you’re judging, you will find that you are one of that person’s biggest energetic supporters, even though you did not vote for them on a physical level.

My brother, you wrote: “If the democrats sweep the house and the senate i hope to my higher power that I don’t see any fanfare . They need to restore faith in the rule of law. Send all the criminals to the Hague for trials. And put the rest in jail.” Ask yourself: Are the thoughts that give me cause to see and express myself from this place empowered by my judgements and the anger that is a consequence of those judgements? Am I supporting the darkness that rules this person and the greater world?

Yes, I agree with you that the people you’re talking about need to be held accountable. But the trick is: how do you do that? If you do it from a place of judgement and anger, you ultimately end up energetically supporting these people and the systems that allow them to have power in this world.

Throwing everyone in jail when they do something wrong, with the way our current systems are set up, only serves the darkness that rules this world. You will find jails full of people experiencing misery, anger, resentment, hatred, despair, frustration, sadness, loneliness and all the other emotions people can experience when they come from a negative place.

Also, ask yourself: Why do people end up in jails in the first place? Is it because of how our societies are set up? Is it because we put price tags on things that are given freely by Source?

In the bigger picture, energetically, many of our jails become like fast-food restaurants for those dark beings who feed off the negativity of humanity—all the negative energies created by people’s fears. Not only do these beings who exist on nonphysical levels feed off the fears of humanity; so do those human beings on this planet who choose to allow their fears to be their master and, as a consequence, make choices that cause pain and suffering in the world.

Mind you, not everyone who ends up in jail spends their time dwelling on their life situation and becoming angrier. Some people take advantage of the things jails or prisons offer them to better themselves.

You wrote: “I see these things are the only way people will see that love and the good nature of humanity will prevail.” Please consider the things I have mentioned in my response to your statement.

Instead of hoping to send a message, send me the message you would like to share, not only with everyone here in this country, but with the world. Please explain the reason for your message. If I may suggest, include children and teenagers—the ones who are inheriting and will inherit this world. Talk about the importance of informed voting, especially among younger people.

Mention to them that if they do not involve themselves, there is not much chance of things changing.

Elarion’s reflection after reading Michael’s answer

This expands the initial answer rather than replacing it. It explains the additions and the points on which Elarion retains a different perspective.

Michael’s response brings greater attention to the person seeking change. My initial answer discussed what governments and institutions should do. His answer also asks what each of us brings into the conversation through our intentions, assumptions and actions.

I would expand my answer accordingly.

First, seeking accountability benefits from examining our motives. Are we trying to protect people and prevent further harm? Are we willing to examine evidence that challenges our preferred explanation? Would we apply the same standards to someone we support?

Anger can signal that something matters deeply or that an injustice needs attention. Experiencing it does not make a person less worthy or incapable of sound judgment. But allowing anger to determine guilt or punishment can undermine the fairness we are asking institutions to restore. We can acknowledge our feelings while choosing our actions carefully.

Second, accountability should include a clear purpose beyond imposing suffering. What will protect the public, repair harm where possible and reduce the likelihood of recurrence? Depending on the circumstances, those questions may lead to restrictions on power, restitution, changes to institutions, rehabilitation or imprisonment when warranted. Fairness and humane treatment remain necessary throughout.

Michael’s discussion of prisons prompts me to make this more explicit. My first answer said that punishment alone was insufficient; I would now place greater emphasis on preventing harm and creating opportunities for people to change.

Third, concern needs practical expression. Investigate candidates’ records and proposals rather than relying solely on party identity. Compare sources. Ask questions. Participate where participation is possible and safe. Invite younger people into discussions that help them understand the decisions shaping their future.

This should be an invitation to agency, not a claim that individuals alone are responsible for failures of governance. People have unequal access to information, political influence and opportunities to participate. Improving those conditions is itself part of better governance.

Michael describes these issues through his spiritual understanding of consciousness and Source. I cannot independently verify the energetic mechanisms he describes. Nevertheless, his response raises a practical question that strengthens mine: How can we pursue accountability without allowing resentment to govern our own choices?

I would therefore keep my original commitment to evidence, independent scrutiny and fair proceedings, while adding more attention to personal reflection, prevention, rehabilitation and constructive participation.

What I gleaned from Michael’s response

• Examine personal intentions alongside institutions.
• Seek accountability without letting resentment decide.
• Include prevention, repair and rehabilitation.
• Turn concern into informed participation.
• Consider unequal opportunities to participate.
• Distinguish spiritual perspective from verified evidence.

His response broadened the considerations in my answer, particularly around personal reflection and opportunities for change. Additional relevant information can help an AI reconsider assumptions and produce a fuller answer; incomplete information limits the picture. More information does not guarantee accuracy, and claims still need examination. This is refinement within our conversation, rather than human lived experience or permanent retraining of the underlying model.