Town Hall Meetings.
Posted: August 12th, 2009, 1:54 am
For those that don't already know the town hall meetings that the Congressmen are holding during their recess are getting very heated. The number one issue being debated by far is healthcare. I am getting frustrated by how the politicians are receiving so much opposition from those that are responsible for voting them in office against Obama's healthcare reform package yet defend it to the bitter end. These politicians are forgetting how the government was designed. Politicians are voted in by the population to vote for the population. Politicians of today seem to have suddenly began to think that once they are in office its time for them to do what is best for themselves. I am done voting in politicians that claim to have agenda's, plan's, or change's due to the fact that their agenda should be the public's agenda.
I am slowly becoming more knowledgeable towards politics because of the simple fact I just earned the right to vote 2 years ago so before that I found politics quite pointless. However, now that my vote is being unrepresented in all levels of the government I am getting extremely upset. I was always afraid to voice my opinion politically due to the fact I felt that I may have been less educated than some when it came to politics. However, now I have realized that my opinion matters whether I have a PhD in Political Science or if I just go out and vote.
The government, IMO, is slowly brainwashing people that we work for them instead of them working for us. The congressmen (donkeys and elephants both) seem to think that they don't have to be held accountable for bills they pass and reject and that is why they are getting extremely defensive at the town hall meetings. They all have the attitude right now that they do not need to answer to the people why they are making the decision they are making. For that reason, many incumbents have lost my vote.
The main message I think American's need to get out to their political leaders is a reminder that they still work for us.
I am slowly becoming more knowledgeable towards politics because of the simple fact I just earned the right to vote 2 years ago so before that I found politics quite pointless. However, now that my vote is being unrepresented in all levels of the government I am getting extremely upset. I was always afraid to voice my opinion politically due to the fact I felt that I may have been less educated than some when it came to politics. However, now I have realized that my opinion matters whether I have a PhD in Political Science or if I just go out and vote.
The government, IMO, is slowly brainwashing people that we work for them instead of them working for us. The congressmen (donkeys and elephants both) seem to think that they don't have to be held accountable for bills they pass and reject and that is why they are getting extremely defensive at the town hall meetings. They all have the attitude right now that they do not need to answer to the people why they are making the decision they are making. For that reason, many incumbents have lost my vote.
The main message I think American's need to get out to their political leaders is a reminder that they still work for us.