What I Learned From Working in Politics
When I was in college, I worked as an intern for two different campaigns in two different areas of local government. It was my job to familiarize myself with the goals that each candidate had for their respective communities and convey that, sometimes through writing and sometimes by directly speaking to the public.
It was then that I realized something that people don’t really seem to speak much about and don’t really understand. The truth watered my passion for social justice that had been growing over the years and tied many loose ends regarding social issues together in my mind.
The truth is, local politicians can have an even greater impact on the inner workings of our everyday lives than the
president. They make decisions about how to spend your tax payer dollars, the best ways to utilize and handle the resources in your city and enact policies that merge those two factors.
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| The first day of my second campaign, I was out going door to door. |
Their decisions impact the quality of the schools you attend, some of the major organizations and infrastructure that pops up in your neighborhood, public programs, such as transportation, and so much more.
They are sometimes called public servants. So basically, you pick the woman or man you want to do the job based on whether or not you like how they choose to do it, you pay a portion of their salary with your taxpayer dollars, (unless they are an unpaid volunteer or from a small town where only a small stipend is offered) and they do what you as a community collectively ask. Our elected officials, whether we voted for them or not, are supposed to work for us.
It’s almost like you’re the CEO of your own community. If you see something you don’t like, you can change it. If you discover something you want to add, go do that. That’s how democracy works.
What’s disturbing is the fact that many communities don’t seem to fully understand this fact. You don’t have to accept what’s handed to you, you go and respectfully demand what you want to see.
I encourage you to demand the absolute best quality of life for yourself and your community. Many of the communities that people describe as “so nice” and “top notch” have the most active and demanding citizens.
I want us all to be able to describe our communities as “so nice” and “top notch” or whatever more hip terminology you like to use.
Don’t wait for things to get better. Get up and go get better. The power is in your hands.
Go get what you want. Go get what you deserve.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
~2 Timothy 1:7
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