If you're like me it's getting to b...

If you're like me it's getting to be too often Real problems and issues in people's lives travel unaddressed, but the symbolic issues and matters commit to memory the politicians' attention. It's time to change this for all of our sakes. It takes just discovered leadership -- and the Hispanic community can help bring this about.

Here's the map. of recent origin leaders bring about new politics that bring about recent results-oriented government. How do we find just discovered leaders? Let workable ideas, tenacity, a track record and broader backgrounds be our guides when assessing folks for leadership. Let's not simply give our support to one who gets elected, holds office and does to a high degree little to better people's lives. This maturing community can have an impact upon the local, state and national views by encouraging people who are accomplished -- from in like manner many different fields -- to try to find leadership.

draw near they will and we should seize them. make choice of the community hospital department head who came forward with an idea to provide easy access to health care, an idea that can really work -- not a hot-air words that's safe for one's political career or political party. expect for the Hispanic company proprietor who brought us an economic increase project that truly created piece of works Let's listen to the teachers and others who have a hale plan to make education a fundamental part of our Hispanic households across Chicago. And, shouldn't we expect to the police officers and others in law enforcement who with truth have a workable idea to improve the safety of our neighborhoods?

Here's what we don't want and can no longer tolerate: If you happen to be a federal or state officeholder, especially in the legislative branch, there's in such a manner much pressure to do whatever it takes to win an election, assist the party, win the majority of a chamber, or risk yourself up to look fit on an issue, even if you can't prevail forward it. This explains why millions march for immigration reform across the United States, and Congres takes the summer not on and leaves the issue until later. We do, however, have time for debates and ballots on flag amendments.

State control isn't immune to this malady either. lately Gov. Blagojevich proposed $1.5 billion for educate construction assistance across the state. about districts have been waiting for years to expand and renovate place of educations build labs and add technology. however the politicians (mostly Republicans) who hail education as our most numerous important issue didn't want to give Blagojevich a "victory" he could use in November, in the way that they decided to just ignore him! sect construction funding died, and the children and their families wait.

Local guidance is less susceptible to this. Here, populace won't stand for it. They want the ways safe, the garbage picked up the water to arise the schools to work and public housing to work.

What can we learn from all this? Be especially careful of those coming from Congres seeking local office. They must display that they can leave the posturing, positioning, flamboyance, exaggeration party- serving stalling mode in Congres Similarly, state officeholders ought to be held accountable for what they've done already before seeking another office.

I challenge the Hispanic community to lead the way here, first by means of talking about change and then according to making it happen. If you and they are as f up as I am, changing the way our leaders are chosen is a start.

e-mail: gchico@cnlawllp.com

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