Why you should get involved in a political party

How would you like to become more politically influential than ninety-nine percent of the population? 

Would you like to become so influential for the things you care about that candidates and public officials come to you for support, seek out your opinions and come to know you on a first name basis.  Or so important that your opinions help shape the political debate.  How is this possible?  By getting involved in a political party.

Political parties are just people

Political parties in some form or another have existed since the foundation of our country.  Their “philosophies” have changed over time however, as members come and go.  In other words, they're no better than the people that comprise them at any given time. 

For example, think of a political party as a bus that a group of people use to get from one place to another.  Every few years the bus pulls over to the side of the road, people get on, others get off, they fight over the steering wheel, and then it goes down the road for a few more years.

Apathy of others increases your impact

Most people in our country don’t get involved in political parties.  They don’t even bother to vote in party primaries, much less volunteer or serve in any elected capacity within a party.  However, this doesn’t change the fact that most of the political power in our country is channeled through the political parties. 

In fact, it’s fair to say that the degree to which you can participate and be effective in the political process depends, to some extent, on the degree to which you get involved in a political party.  Everything from public policy, to candidates for public office and the laws that are proposed and/or passed in our country are influenced by political parties.

So, again, do you want to have a greater impact for the things you care about?  Then get involved in your local Republican Party.  And don't use the people who are in it that you disagree with as an excuse not to get involved...or you become part of the problem too.

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