Do You Have a Seat At The Table?

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Why you need to get involved in policy.

I don’t know why people see this as a radical stance. I don’t think it is. The inauguration is over. From the incoming president-elect and the outgoing president, I heard a similar message, and the message is the American people need to get involved in their governance.

They need to get involved in the decision-making that affects their lives. They need to get involved in policy.

I asked you, “When you look at this, is that a radical stance?”

I don’t think when the leaders say, “The American people need to be involved in politics,” that they’re talking about having you and your neighbors come into an election office or a campaign office and lick stamps, stuff envelopes, shuffle boxes around, and watch to see what the smartest person in the room does. I don’t think that’s what they’re saying.

What I hear from them every time is that we have problems. The leaders at the top don’t have all the answers.

This is not “father knows best” where the top senators and the top congressmen and the top think-tanks and the top lobbyists have all the answers. I think we’re well past that point, and I think the smartest people in the room recognize that.