I first remember discussing politics with my mom when President Reagan was in office. She was a Republican, which influenced me to have Republican views. We debated the issues whether we agreed or not since we always had our individual take on the issues. Our discussions inspired me to keep up with national politics. I registered to vote as soon as I turned 18 and have voted in every Presidential election since then. I used to think I was a Republican, but now I don't affiliate myself with any party. The change in my views developed as I got older and realized just how crooked a lot of politicians are and how much bologna they feed you. I am for the people and wish we could get "people" in office and not politicians. It would be refreshing to have people who use common sense in office and to get rid of lobbying and backwards handshaking. I am not holding my breath.
Once I began working for a local government I started to take an interest in local politics after I realized City Councils have everything to do with what happens in the City you live in. Their decisions directly affect quality of life and what your local tax dollars are spent on. Within the last 10 years I started voting in some local elections. But find myself not as interested in learning about local politicians as I am in the national ones.
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I was asked "How might one 'get rid of lobbying' since it is arguably a form of democracy.
I don't disagree it's a form of democracy, however it's very distracting and is part of the reason Congress has so much trouble agreeing on bills. I truley believe the special interest groups are a hinderance to the process of Congress taking care of the issues of the nation.
It is my opinion we need to go back to basics to fix the mess we are in.
Let the special interest groups take care of themselves.
Reduce government.
Put more money in the citizens hands with less taxes. (won't need as much if you reduce government)
Let us take care of ourselves.
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