This September of 2012, residents of Massachusetts will be voting for one of the people who represents us in the United States Senate. Scott Brown (Republican) was voted in to complete the late Ted Kennedy's term in the Senate, and now he is up for re-election. He has serious competition vying for his seat in Elizabeth Warren (Democrat).Brown campaigned as an underdog himself who has been working against the odds his whole life. Coming from a humble background, where he had to work hard for everything he got, he brought hope and a sense of the American Dream to his campaign. He drove a pickup truck, and related himself to the working class man. Creating jobs was at the top of his priority list. Being an independent, and voting to represent his state even against pressure in D.C., was very important to him.
Since then, there have been citizens of Massachusetts who feel that he has not done what he has promised. Jobs are not being created, and he himself voted against the Job Acts Bill. This Bill would have put in place building bridges, schools, roads, etc, and would have employed many people.
To read more on his position in important matters, visit his website:
Elizabeth Warren has stepped forward from a prestigious background teaching at Harvard Law School, and working for Obama's administration. She has used these arena's to bring to light issues with the middle class; mainly that it is disappearing. She has been studying this matter for years and it is a deep concern for her. She believes that Washington works well for big Corporations who can hire lobbyists to push their agenda's. These corporations include pharmaceutical companies and bank among others. This is system is of no help to the middle class. She wants to do her part to change this.
To read more on her position in important matters, visit her website:
Whichever candidate appeals to each of us, it is important to take a little time and familiarize ourselves with these individuals. We are deciding who will be in a position to make important decisions on our behalf in government for the next six years.
It is time to talk with our families, neighbors, co-workers, etc, about our opinions of these candidates. Without open debate and sharing of ideas a democracy can not thrive. Even if we do not know much about either Brown or Warren, it is a good place to start by talking with the people around us.
As John F. Kennedy said, "The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all."
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