No, I'm not talking about Barack Obama's brand of change from a Republican run administration to a Democrat one. I'm talking about real change. It's time we stopped listening to the far left and the far right. It's time we realized that both sides have no real interest in fixing everything. As long as something is broken, they can always blame the other side and implore American citizens to vote for the opposing parties candidates. It is time we realized that they both have it wrong!
Come on, people! Do some research. Find someone else to vote for. Stop voting just because some has a "(R)" or a "(D)" after their name when they make an appearance on TV. Stop voting for one person just because he says the other guy can't do the job. Let's vote for someone that didn't base their campaigns on personal attacks.
Let's find individuals that we believe care about the future of this country and our children, and let's encourage them to run for office. We may have to start small, but that's OK. Get on city councils, get elected as mayor of your city, and start taking care of your constituents.
We don't need representatives whose only goal is to remain in the seat of power; we need representatives that want to REPRESENT their people. If they don't get elected again, then they need to understand that it is because the PEOPLE didn't like the job he/she did.
This goes both ways! You have to learn about your representatives...local, county, state, and federal. You need to educate yourself about what they vote for and against. You need to hold them to their promises. We need to call them out when they make promises they can't possibly keep while they are campaigning. We need to hold them accountable for what they do and what they don't do. Today, politicians count on the general population to NOT do any of these things. As long as we remain ignorant, they have an increased chance of keeping the status quo.
I don't care how futile you think it is. DOING NOTHING WILL ACCOMPLISH NOTHING. If you really want to see some changes, then STOP VOTING FOR REPUBLICANS AND/OR DEMOCRATS. They are the source of the problem, and our ignorance fuels it.
-A.W.C.
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