Tomorrow I will be attending a monthly meeting, the Nebraska Tax Payers for Freedom meeting. The meeting is held on a Wednesday evening, 6:30 pm. The normal meeting has discussions regarding all aspects for our local community. A city watch, the school watch, a assigned watch for each aspect of local government, great ways for the average citizen to catch up on the many government processes that go on around them on a daily basis. They will also have two candidates there tomorrow who will most likely explain their platform, and then depending on our interest we will get to throw them a few questions.
Now I want to ask, how many people usually attend? While I have only begun to attend meetings regularly, I would say they average 60 people. Most the same faces each and very meeting I attend. Great that 60 people are interested in having a say in the very operations and government doings that impact our lives on a daily basis, or GOOD G_D! 60 or so people out a city wide area that has approximately 450,000+ population. That means .00013333 less than a 10th of 1% of the population is showing up to learn about the very decisions being made that affect every aspect of their lives. Now I know everyone gets busy, I know some people are not interested in politics, however this is not all about politics and irregardless. How can anyone complain about politicians or the actions of cities, politicians and other governmental agencies after the fact? 60 people cannot save you from yourselves, from failed government policies that will not only affect you, but will affect your pocketbook, your homes, your schools, your children and their futures.
Help us help you, show up once in awhile. If you would only pay attention to what is going on around you, even once a week, once a month we could fix things, stop things, bring out the actions from what is shrouded in darkness and mystery, because the majority of America reacts instead of making their voices heard before the votes. You the American public have made it very easy for both parties to act as a unified body, to do whatever they want with little repercussions.
So I ask for a few new faces, a few new voices show up for our meeting, get enlightened, get enthused, just get informed. I will be there no matter because though the pessimist in me has grave doubts for our future, I have a little optimist in me as well, that hopes against hope that someone new will show, that someone else will help carry the torch, lift the burden from the struggling few so that we all win, all of America, especially our children and their futures. Prove the pessimist wrong… show up tomorrow, you have time for your future, don’t you???
Millard public Library 132nd Westwood Lane, Omaha NE 6:30pm.
I will be waiting…..
5 hats for this 1 head..... 