Rebekah Conroy

How not to represent your constituents.

Self-interested politicians never really serve their constituents. Their terms are often cut short by resignations, choosing instead to focus on their own goals and agendas. Power, money, fame, the chance at something bigger and better in the future while ignoring the present, are but a few of the reasons of the most recent resignation – Sarah Palin. Politicians like Ms. Palin, who walk away for greener pastures, abandon their constituents and violate the trust bestowed upon them by the local electorate.

How about self-interested politicians who, to the detriment of their own communities, fail to pass meaningful legislation, and instead sponsor bills that serve a one-sided political ideology? An ineffective representative can sit in office for years, do nothing, and deprive his constituents of the representation they deserve. After all, government can only function with dynamic, not stagnant, leadership.

We deserve better.