Nate K
08-29-2009, 08:26 PM
Yes, it is possible.
Basically, the internet is becoming a more popular medium of communication. Where it used to be for the bored or the geeky, it is now being used by all types of people, including the White House. (http://twitter.com/whitehouse) Older folks are using it, they're being forced to because EVERYone else is using it; who wants to be left out?
Are you excited by this? You should be. This means ordinary people are given more representation. How? Politicians are using it, and again, they really don't have a choice NOT to use it. What this does is forces them to understand the concerns of their constituents.
Now I'm not talking about the big politicians like Ron Paul or Nancy Pelosi, forget them. I'm talking about the state politicians, the ones that matter. I've had my state representative as a friend on facebook for awhile now, and she reads everything people write to her, she posts updates, news, etc. This is good.
But then I thought, why not go further? So I searched around for state reps and senators that were close in distance to me and saw they also had accounts, and I added them. Until I hit the one pot of gold representative that had all the other state reps as his friends. I'm adding the good guys like Rep. Sam Rohrer (http://samrohrer.com/) and even some that are running for seats.
Imagine if we all did this and communicated with our local politicians about some of the shit going on in the country? The possibilities are endless.
Basically, the internet is becoming a more popular medium of communication. Where it used to be for the bored or the geeky, it is now being used by all types of people, including the White House. (http://twitter.com/whitehouse) Older folks are using it, they're being forced to because EVERYone else is using it; who wants to be left out?
Are you excited by this? You should be. This means ordinary people are given more representation. How? Politicians are using it, and again, they really don't have a choice NOT to use it. What this does is forces them to understand the concerns of their constituents.
Now I'm not talking about the big politicians like Ron Paul or Nancy Pelosi, forget them. I'm talking about the state politicians, the ones that matter. I've had my state representative as a friend on facebook for awhile now, and she reads everything people write to her, she posts updates, news, etc. This is good.
But then I thought, why not go further? So I searched around for state reps and senators that were close in distance to me and saw they also had accounts, and I added them. Until I hit the one pot of gold representative that had all the other state reps as his friends. I'm adding the good guys like Rep. Sam Rohrer (http://samrohrer.com/) and even some that are running for seats.
Imagine if we all did this and communicated with our local politicians about some of the shit going on in the country? The possibilities are endless.