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It is impossible to change the direction of Nj politics with a change of governors except, it seems. for the worse.
Same holds true for any other elected official because the sysytem is so complex, a single move doesn't get you anywhere. It makes the power of the vote the equivalent of pushing the 'walk' button at a traffic light.
We hear the same old promises and get the same old follow up. Dem or Rep doesn't matter one whit! Anyone who looks at a 'party' rather than the individual is playing into the hands of the system's planned stability, which should be a good thing, if things went as designed.
What we need is a governor who has no political ambition and takes his case to the people, bypassing the quid pro quo politics that keeps us in chronic pathology.
What we need is an informed electorate. NJKate was right in a sense about voters ignorance. Call it what you will but the voters and the media have to do a better job of evaluating candidates. Local, state and federal elections are sometimes based on novelty without a thought to the policies that will follow. And for good reason, you are left with vague descriptions and obligatory promises of future direction. Pre-election prommises are dissolved when the incumbent announces he wasn't aware of that 'newly discovered information' made available to him after the election. It is the perfect loop hole to negate promises and give carte blanche to 'rhetorical flourishes' and poetic license spouted pre election.
Think about it. How does the average person get any information about policies and politics. The only source is the media. You pick up a slanted newspaper with a personal stake in the game and you get their twist. You watch TV news or listen to radio and you get there planned bias. As far as I'm concerned the media officially died April 15th with the lack of tea party coverage.
The computer has allowed us more access to voting and official records than any other media but it too requires critical thinking and unfortunately that is lacking and seems to fly in the face of education and even workplace survival. So basicalty critical thinking is surpressed except for individual tendencies.
The voters are left in the dark by a biased media to be manipulated to the tune of the latest big money band.
As for Menendez, it seemed that after I sent him a note via official website, I began to receive unsolicited propaganda from the SEIU or whatever that union organization is. Happy coincidence I'm sure.
In response to concerns about supporting the proposed AG for appointment his note placed emphasis on the fact that he would be the first AAAG and not on the the candidates questionable experience under a previous administration and his poor performance during the hearings.
Anyone but Jon next go round. Maybe we''l get lucky who knows. Please don't base your vote on appearances alone. Do your research and do NJ a favor.
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