I think it is really important that "We the People" learn how to operate in today's highly professionalized political world. One idea that I have is that it would be useful to post information about degree programs in areas such as practical politics, campaign management, lobbying and similar topics. I want to encourage people to make comments and suggestions as well as add content to this blog. I'd love to see a blogroll of similar content.
It seems to me that the professional staffers, lobbyists, operatives, financiers and bundlers are literally strangling our system. The elected officeholders are really pawns in a highly sophisticated con game that many of them don't even know how to navigate. It takes several terms in office to learn the ropes. The biggest advantage for the operatives is the number of newly elected freshmen officeholders who can be more easily manipulated, that is a major problem with term limits.
Whenever someone says,"We're going to take our country back!", I have to ask: Take it back from whom?
ReplyDeleteThanks for being the first person to reply to my blog. My desire is for "We the People" to take our country back from the elites who currently manipulate the system and run things to their advantage. Those are mostly people in the so-called "one percent" who have access to high level information. My particular focus for this blog is information and education in the area of practical politics, campaign management and now the mathematics of apportionment and representation. I hope you continue to engage with my new blog. If you find it interesting, let your friends know. I'd like to see lively conversation.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least that is a rational reply... Usually, the answer is, "Duh! From the socialists!"
ReplyDeletePassing this blog along, for sure. Very interesting from the get-go!