Your Vote Is Your Voice

Over the weekend I was afforded the privilege of serving as parliamentarian and Sergeant-At-Arm’s during the 7th Congressional District Republican Convention.  Representative Alan Clemmons from Horry County called me to perform these roles while he served as Chairman of the Convention.

As parliamentarian it was my role to evaluate the rules and provide a determination as to the proper way to maintain “the rules of the road.”  Further, as Sergeant-at-Arms it was my role to enforce these rules and to help the meeting accomplish it’s objectives.   Thankfully, the meeting went smoothly and everything was completed in a timely manner.  Wouldn’t it be nice for our government to act this way?

Why is it that the people we elect quickly forget that it is “we the people” that elect them?  Many elected officials tend to forget that they are elected as representatives and not politicians.  I believe that we need people to represent us and not politicize us.  Not all elected officials run for selfish reasons, but many forget their values when they get elected.  The allure of money, power, control, etc. tempts those elected from being representatives and turns them into politicians.  We as voters cannot allow this.

When we see an elected official acting as a politician and not as a representative it is “we the people” that need to use the power the founding fathers gave us and vote.  That is our voice and we must exercise our voice by casting a vote to remove those that do not represent what we need.

What good is an elected official that is unwilling to represent those that elect them?  If someone is elected to represent us and fails to be a primary sponsor on a single bill that helps those he represents, has he really represented us?

Stand up and cast your voice this election season,


                                    Win With Winslow,