by Christopher Stone

Created on: May 01, 2010

The thought of an average person doing a politicians job is at the very least interesting,

I know some of the arguments from the other side of this issue are that a politician usually knows how the government works and therefore knows how to get things done faster. It is also said that a person who does not know how politics is more likely to be pushed or persuaded into something by those politicians who know do know "how things work"

Let's think about this for just a moment, are we truly happy with the "way things are done" right now? or might it be a fresh thought to have someone to look at the job, as a job and do it to the best of their ability instead of "what works best for the system". The average citizen just may perform his or her duties with the hope of doing things right instead of worrying about the next election or who they may have offended by voting a certain way.

The nature of Washington forces elected officials to be out of touch with the average citizen, therefore citizen may have a little more insight as to what is happening to john q public.

There is the fact that an average citizen would have to learn the aspects of the job and there would most likely be some adjustment time, but wouldn't it be worth the wait if it meant that the newly elected official was not so in-twined with politics that have recently become disfunctional.

I for one and I am sure I am not alone, would be willing to chance this theory because over time, our officials have continued to get further and further away from each other instead of working together for a better cause.  I along with many I presume, have grown weary of the "democrats vs republicans".

Let's face it the whole process has grown into something I am sure our forefathers would not be proud of. I am not saying there should always be complete agreement because if that was the case, then only one side of an issue would always be lost and there is always more than one side to a issue.

I guess what I am simply trying to say is that several of the politicians today seem to portray an attitude that: if the issue is being pushed from the other side, then it must be wrong and if it is not wrong, then it does not matter because they are on the other side of the isle.

I think that if an average citizen into office, having lived in everyday society would have a better concept on what was actually going on in the country. I also believe when all the games are being played in Washington to stop or push a bill, the citizen might be able to approach the issue from outside the box.  

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