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to let politicians know he or she will not tolerate corruption, a strong message is sent to the politician. If all do this, politics, and politicians, will be in check.

But what happens between the individual's votes? The vote itself is not the only responsibility a citizen should take on. In between votes, while a politician is in office, the individual has the responsibility to continue monitoring of his or her politician and speaking up when things go wrong. Citizens often allow lobbyists to set up camp in the political world and influence the politician, unaware of his or her own right to speak up and lobby for a politician's interest by writing, calling, or e-mailing between votes to let his or her voice be heard.

Yes, we unfortunately need politics and politicians, but we also need to remember: they work for us! We get the government that we allow, so each citizen needs to speak up. One voice can make a difference, especially when that voice is joined to another voice and another voice. By remaining silent, the citizen participates in the corruption or misrepresentation of government. By speaking up, he or she becomes part of the solution and part of the wheels that keep government going in the right direction, in spite of politics.

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