No Representation

We supposedly have a representative government. We elect people who go to Punta Gorda or Sarasota, Tallahassee, or Washington DC to carry the message and act on the will of the people. But the people have abdicated their part of the process by allowing more and more decisions to be made without benefit of the vote of the people.

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There are thousands of examples. 59% of us do not want collection of our data. But there it is-bigger and more wide sweeping than we could imagine. Where are our representatives? From passage until today, a majority of Americans do not approve of Obamacare. Where were our representatives? Americans approve of immigration reform with certain requirements. Sixty eight percent want secure borders. A whopping 85% support e-verify. Where are our representatives? Do the represent us or special interests and voting blocks? Here is the problem. We are not being represented. And we do not hold people accountable. This is our country, these are our elected representatives. In many cases, we made poor choices, marking the ballot for a familiar name or without doing our due diligence. For things to get better, we have to become involved. We have to sacrifice our time and our money to get principled people into office who understand representative government. We have to communicate our wishes, follow their votes and expect results. We have to become the vocal majority, the squeaky wheel. Richard Doonan Rotonda West, FL

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