Right this moment is Presidents Day, a day to honor Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The day acknowledges two males who, regardless of their flaws, earned a spot within the nation’s historical past due to their contributions to a then-young nation.
There have been different presidents who adopted them who had optimistic impacts on our nation as nicely. Whether or not it was commanding our troops to defend freedom throughout the seas, or serving to to finish worldwide conflicts, we glance to our president to be a frontrunner nationally and across the globe.
Who sits within the Oval Workplace issues. Some say a president’s actions and insurance policies don’t influence our private lives.
Inform that to the 5 million individuals who had their pupil loans forgiven (President Joe Biden); or the 1000’s whose houses have been saved from foreclosures when the auto trade was rescued (President Barack Obama). President George W. Bush dedicated the U.S. to fight HIV and AIDS globally, which saved tens of millions of lives. President Lyndon B. Johnson helped give Black individuals extra rights with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
None of those presidents was good, however they commanded respect for at the least among the issues they did to enhance individuals’s lives and our nation as a complete.
We must always use Presidents Day to mirror on our position in defining what makes an excellent president. We, the individuals, put the above-mentioned presidents and others in workplace, and it’s we the individuals who should maintain those that comply with them accountable. Our method of doing that each two years is by making certain Congress truly works and fulfills its obligation to keep up checks on the nation’s high government. Basically, we maintain them accountable to carry the president accountable. This 12 months, we’ll determine if a lot of them have performed their jobs and fulfilled their guarantees.
Two frequent refrains in the course of the previous 13 turbulent months are: “This isn’t who we’re as People,” and “This isn’t what I voted for.” If these two statements are true, then we should show it.
Name and write your members of Congress. Get, and keep, engaged. Educate your self on the problems.
Make and hold notes of incidents that you just assume are un-American or drastically offensive and unbecoming of somebody who deserves to be known as president of america.
Protest. Individuals in energy ought to see and really feel the ability of the individuals.
And most significantly, vote.
