Not to be redundant...but I feel the need to reiterate the fact it is essential to be a part of the democratic process by learning about public affairs and then getting involved.
I'm pretty sure I've beat the idea of learning about the process with the stick enough times that I won't say any more, but there's one idea I feel the need to relay as many times as possible, and that's the need to get involved. And the best part of that is it's really simple to do this. It's called:
VOTE. WRITE TO CONGRESSMAN.
In recent days there have been congressman who have gotten into a little bit of hot water because of comments they made. (I guess republican men have yet to learn from Akin, Berg, and the guy from Indiana that's people get p.o.ed when one makes negative comments about women.) While the nation is enraged at these comments, the fact remains these people were all elected to public office-meaning enough people who agree with their politicians in their districts voted them into office.
So basically this is a friendly reminder to go out and vote whenever the opportunity arises because all elections are important, even if the POTUS isn't one of the candidates. For example a friend of mine recently ran for a local office in his hometown. The town has about 7700 people...only about 500 people voted. Now that's just sad.
So remember as President Bartlett said on the West Wing, "Decisions are made by those who show up." So show up every time you can, and when a piece of legislation makes you angry tell your legislator. I mean as long as you aren't represented by someone like Bette Grande, they'll most likely take a moment to listen.
Keep livin' the vida politica!
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