No Prisoners Politics Does Not Serve the Best Interests of the Public
By: Lance Winslow
So often in politics we see a no prisoners style and approach to winning elections and unfortunately this can cause a political divide and unnecessary divisiveness amongst the American people. It is not always healthy to condemn your opponent in political elections because a person disrespected will want revenge and then they too will engage in negative political advertising.
If both sides in an election have their personal character tarnished by innuendoes, misrepresentations and attacks; someone will still win the election and that person will have a tough time leading in their job due to the election rhetoric.
This does not serve the best interests of the public and it causes hardship and hurts our forward progress in getting things done. Additionally, with attack ads getting so hostile, it makes the most reputable and honest people refuse to volunteer for service or run in any election you see?
If we have truth in advertising laws for our business community and we do not hold our politicians and their campaign committees accountable to those same high standards then it appears that the politicians are above the law and if they are allowed to continue to get away with this then there is no wonder we have so much corruption in modern-day politics.
I hope you will consider this from a philosophical standpoint and understand that it is time that we change the system of how we elect representatives to our government. Please consider all this in 2006.
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