If you are anything like me, you’re tired of all of the bickering going on in Congress. Politicians and their politicking have become a joke. If you have preference for either party, chances are, you can find more fault with one than the over. That’s okay. It’s perfectly natural. However, wherever your party loyalties lie, the truth is, the stalemate in Congress is the fault of both parties. Both parties are culpable, at least in part.
This ongoing fight for control of Congress is getting in the way of what every Congressman and woman promised to do for their constituents, create and vote for policies that were in their best interest. It seems that very few are actually doing this. They are instead toeing the party lines, whatever they happen to be. Each is voting for their parties and not for the people and America is suffering for it.
We no longer live in an age where ‘politics as usual’ is sufficient. No, there is too much at stake. With terrorism, hostile enemies, nuclear weapons in the possession of rogue nations, a flailing economy (both nationally and globally), high unemployment rates, even higher energy costs and a dependency on oil, mostly controlled by our enemies, we can’t afford to have a congress that is proving to be more concerned about each upcoming election then they are about solving real problems. The future of our country is in the balance and many congressmen and women are content to play politics. Well, I say no more. Vote for none of them.
This of course, wouldn’t be a responsible response to congresses’ ineptness. Not voting is simply seceding, or giving up. Rather than not vote, a better approach would be to vote out those who aren’t attempting to work together to bring about real change. Simply saying “no” without offering any real and meaningful alternatives is playing politics, while not be willing to compromise is doing the same. Both Democrats and Republicans have fallen into either and sometimes both camps. If Congress is going to turn things around, what’s best for the American people will have to be the primary concern, not what’s best for a particular party.
So what do we, as Americans, do? Besides showing our displeasure via rallies, which may or may not prove to a catalyst for change, we need to get informed. Determining which of our congressman and women are actually doing their jobs and which ones are simply collecting a paycheck, content to continue fighting along party lines, is the first place to begin. The next step is to campaign against those politicians and then seek out vote for those who are willing to work together to bring about real change. If they fail once in office, they should be voted out as well. Serving in Congress is a privilege and one, we the people, should quickly revoke, if and when a congressman or woman isn’t acting in the best interest of the public.