Dr. Michael Munger, the 2008 Libertarian gubernatorial candidate for the state of North Carolina and Chair of the Political Science Department at Duke University said in a recent meeting for North Carolina State University’s “Society for Politics, Economics, and Law” (SPEL) club that the general public shouldn’t have to feel the need to get involved in politics in order to get the government’s attention. If the government was really doing it’s job, political issues would not be at the forefront of people’s minds.
As we are all aware, politics is a huge issue in our society today. Almost everyone is declaring their opinions about what they want the government to do for them, for others, or to others. This is a tell-tale sign the public is dissatisfied. Dr. Munger stated (paraphrased into my own words of course) that during times of minimal government intrusion and people are satisfied with their representatives, political issues are not in their immediate thoughts. However, during times of increasing government restrictions and intrusions, people feel driven to get involved in order to have their voices heard because they feel underrepresented.
We are living in a time of increasing uncertainly and fear. Mostly due to the actions and statements of those who should have things under control.
