STAFF OPINION: Reminder: politicians are here to serve our needs, not for their sense of style

The Beacon · last updated March 11, 2021 – 3:31 AM

I try as hard as I can to not revere politicians for their lives, or personalities. In our system of democratic government, politicians are meant to serve us and should not be treated as celebrities. If politicians are over-idolized, the elected officials can lose sight of what actually needs to get done. Politicians have some control over these situations, and the people have power over the politicians. Everyone needs to stop worrying about the color of a politicians teeth and hold them up to a standard as if life depends on it, because it may.

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