The government shutdown; what does that tell us? If they can't decide on something shouldn't we reconsider it as well. This shutdown should be a wake up call for us dormant Americans to realize that this is our country, our laws and our responsibility. Too often we put in the hands of the few the decisions that affect us. Those few, who are our representatives in government, don't know what we want unless we tell them. I, myself, am guilty of electing an official but then not actively following or watching decisions made by that person I elected. What good is a democratic government if we, the people, don't participate. Our active participation will hold the representatives we chose responsible for the choices and votes they make.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/08/votes-are-there-to-break-shutdown-but-not-the-will/?hpt=hp_t1
We are a republic, not a democracy. The point is to elect representatives we trust to research the issues in depth because we don't all have the time to really understand every issue. However, I agree that it is our country, and we need to participate. The government shutdown is a wake up call.
ReplyDeleteI find politics interesting and I care about what goes on. Unfortunately there are two big factors that lead to my lack of involvement: feeling like school, work, and family take up all my time; and feeling like every issue is way too complex for me to really understand unless I spent hours and hours studying and analyzing. Even educated people don't really understand most political arguments and foresee the consequences of taking a particular action. It is just so hard to do anything and so easy to not worry about it. I wish I could see a way I could get involved that required a small time commitment, but was still meaningful.
DeleteDoes anyone know the actual channel we use to communicate with our elected officials?
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