From your remarks you must be one of the following1) An elected public official. (2) A contributor to one of of our "fine public servants". And I'd gladly run but I'm not well known and I don't believe in accepting political contributions from wealthy developers and 'developer tree huggers'.
Annie66 you're right on one count and completely wrong on the other.
No, I am not an elected public official, and yes, though far from wealthy, I contributed to someone's campaign last election cycle and have done so this one as well. My contributions are small but they show my belief in the particular candidate's position as I perceive it. While I'm at it, let me give you my reasons for support of our form of government, flawed though it may be.
While many may consider me naive for saying this, let me assure you I am not. Anyone can learn to be known and recognized if they set their mind to it. It is not whether they are "known" but rather how their ideas, principles and solutions will be perceived and accepted by the electorate. You are right by maintaining that it takes money to run for office in today's political environment. We have no one to blame but ourselves. We made it that way several decades ago. We do not, however, have to rely only on Developer's for funding. If your position is well known and widely accepted, you can prevail. I know this sounds altruistic but that is not so if you have faith in our governmental system. That faith is lacking to a great degree today and therein lies the problem.
One thing more which I failed to mention previously. You and many others, can make an impact without running for office. In my younger days, I sat on both a community planning commission and a capital improvements board. Neither position was an elected one but both contributed greatly to community development. You can also speak out on issues concerning you at public workshops and non partisan political functions. You, of course, realize that God does not say "yes" to every request you make. Well, neither do public officials. Most of the ones I have known well take into consideration the public as a whole.
I hope you can accept that, while I understand your obvious abhorrence with government, it is not all what you think. It certainly has more than its share of warts and blemishes. It also has the beauty and brightness of over 200 years of overall unqualified success as the best governing method ever perpetrated on this planet.
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