One thing we need to celebrate in our nation is the smooth transfer of power from one party to another. When our President George W. Bush delivered the annual state of the union in 2007, he was smiling as he used the first words ever said by a president: “Madam Speaker!”Whether one agrees with him or not, it was a great spectacle to see the transfer of power from a Republican Congress to a Democratic Congress with such ease.
Transfer of power is a big deal. In a democracy, it needs to be done with flair and ease. Not like some other nations where people riot as in Mexico and or kill as Iraq is currently experiencing.
Speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi, was welcomed by members of both parties and our President showered her with praise for her new position. People shook hands, they smiled and they applauded.
That’s a far cry from the fist fighting in Mexico and the killing that is going on in Iraq.
It seems to me that this kind of behavior is what our nation offers to the world community. When we change from one party to another, we give up our leadership positions in peace and we transfer the power to the other.
Why does this happen? I believe it happens because here in the United States of America we focus on the common goal and we respect when a majority speaks. If we are on the losing side, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get our message to the public in a better way for the next election.
Democracy depends on sharing our visions and when they conflict with another’s, that’s time to work things through. Our President rightly stated that we, the constituents, don’t care much about whether we are Republican or Democrat- just get the job done of governing for all!
So let’s celebrate that each party needs to cross the political aisle from time to time to get things done. Let’s celebrate that there seems to be a new spirit of cooperation in Congress and I hope that this energy will filter down to all our states, cities and communities so that we can all enjoy civil governance.
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This entry was posted by Tomas on Sunday, February 4th, 2007, at 12:48 pm, and was filed in Civility, Democracy, Politics.
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