A few weeks ago, this column focused on the need for citizens who are unhappy with the state of our political and justice systems to speak up about their concerns.
Your opinion canât be counted if you stay silent, I wrote. Or as one of my readers put it, âWe now have the government that we have earned but not the government our children deserve.â
Apathetic mainstream voters have allowed a minority of outspoken activists to dominate the national conversation on myriad topics: defunding police, immigration, selective prosecutions, federal spending and lots more divisive issues. I urged citizens to get in touch with elected officials so all views can be considered.
Readers to Politicians: You’re Not Listening!
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A few weeks ago, this column focused on the need for citizens who are unhappy with the state of our political and justice systems to speak up about their concerns.
Your opinion can’t be counted if you stay silent, I wrote. Or as one of my readers put it, “We now have the government that we have earned but not the government our children deserve.”
Apathetic mainstream voters have allowed a minority of outspoken activists to dominate the national conversation on myriad topics: defunding police, immigration, selective prosecutions, federal spending, and lots more divisive issues. I urged citizens to get in touch with elected officials so all views can be considered.
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So, what are the citizens supposed to do when their own member of Congress won t listen or respond? Reader Sally Grave said she wrote directly to the speaker of the House of Representatives. I have tried to contact (Speaker Nancy) Pelosi to complain about her actions but because I am not a resident of California I cannot, she said.
Well, that doesn t seem right, does it? If Pelosi controls the House, shouldn t she be responsive to all Americans?
A warning to politicians everywhere: Beware. The tide of apathy is lifting, and dismissive treatment has a way of sticking in a voter s mind on election day.
presentational skills. their problem is across the capitol in the senate. we asked karen some people on twitter or facebook to weigh in. my patriot gal says leaning toward jason chaffetz. mccarthy has already showed he is not ready to plead the conservative case in front of the cameras. mac carte only writes 45% of the time. boehner 35%. same old, same old, what about marcia blackburn, jim jordan or someone outside? what does the real key date here is october 29th. that means this is going to be a six week long, basically a six week long race. what kevin mccarthy has demonstrated is really how unseasoned he is this is a man who has been in congress for less than 10 years. you have to go all the way back to 1891 to find a speaker who gets the job with less experience that being charles crisp. may he live in history. charles? a different charles? well, look, i m no crisp,