The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line: What it means to you.
A lot of people are perfectly content with how the political process has worked for them. They like the President representing their nation, they like that the Senators and Representatives they voted for are up on the hill working issues they care about. Or they at least are content until next time for the selections to the House and Senate. Finally, they like the fact that they don't have to think about it for another four years.
There are, however, people that are definitely not content. They hate the fact that the Election mayhem is being "brushed aside". They want answers as to why some states may or may not have "violated Constitutional statues" in regards to ballot issues. They not only don't like the President, but think that some of the other elected officials could be better choices.
Then of course there is the middle ground. The people that aren't getting their skivies in a wad one way or the other. They figure in another four years they can try again, and in the meantime they will make do. They may not be overly pleased, but they know that sooner or later they will be represented by someone they would like. Besides, aren't all politicians crooked or unrepresentative anyways? So why sweat it?
What is important to all these groups is that they believe the system, one way or another, is working. They believe that while it may or may not need tweaking, it is the best system in the world. Some will either go about their day to day lives letting the politicians worry about the mundane details. Others will write their Representatives to express their views and hope that that will influence their decisions. Still others will do detailed research and spread the word of "truth". (I put the word truth in quotes because we all know that that is selective, right?)
So the bottom line is, what does it mean to you? Where do you want to be in "the system"? Are you content to go about your day to day life letting others worry out the details of how things "should" and "will" be? Are you someone that doesn't like what is happening and wants a more active part in the laws that directly affect your life? What is your role? What do you want it to be?
If you think that there is serious need for change, please be proactive. Never let anyone silence you because they don't feel as strongly as you do about an issue. If you feel one way, and you think it is important enough then write your Representative. Have an active voice in the process "of the People, for the People, by the People". When it comes down to it, you are the one that thinks the way you do, you are the one that has to live with your choices...so why not have a say?
If you are one to try again next time and don't want to have to worry about the mundane details, take comfort in the fact that that is what the system was set up to do: take care of the details.
Shadowkatt
03/17/01
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