AT A TIME WHEN SO MANY OF US ARE HURTING IT IS APPARENT BY THE GRIDLOCK IN CONGRESS THAT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE NOT OPERATING IN OUR BEST INTEREST. IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT, IT IS OURS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE REALLY HAVE THE POWER BECAUSE WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE THEM IN TO OFFICE. IN ORDER FOR OUR INTEREST TO BE MET, IN ORDER FOR US TO LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM WE THE PEOPLE MUST ESCALATE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. WE MUST HOLD OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.