Showing posts with label voter apathy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label voter apathy. Show all posts

Friday, February 5, 2010

Is it ever about the voters?

I often wonder if any of our public officials are truly pursuing office to help the will of the people come to fruition. There may be fewer in Pennsylvania than some other places but they're not unicorns; Surely a few do exist. The problem is, I'm having great difficulty finding them. Time after time in local elections, we appoint new judges who've never practiced law. We have district justices with no college education. We have representatives on the state & local level who've never held a job (outside of their lavishly compensated elected positions). How can they possibly make the best decision for Pennsylvanians when they know nothing of the struggles of the working class, have no idea how to run a business or create jobs, and have only a void where the voters have experience?