The Vital Expedition
Being a better Citizen. The Vital Expedition focuses to do what John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the 1790’s, suggested that we all do as citizens and that was to study our constitution and laws continually. It is our desire to do just that; present information to anyone interested. Discourse is a lost commodity today. There is so much to learn from our founders and from those they studied that we would do well to know a fraction of what they knew.Among studying our Constitution and our laws, we need to do our part in learning what we can do at the lowest level in society. Even if we don't think we play a big part in society, we play a big part in being a parent, teacher, coach, and just overall as a person. The little things matter, what are those little things that add up in society where we are contributing to our citizenship? What are some things you never thought of that played a big part? These are things we need to consider and put careful thought into as we live.
The Vital Expedition
tve#10 | Local, Grassroots Government
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Nathan Lewis
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Season 1
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Episode 10
Problems and issues with government and politics start at the small town grassroots level. People, citizens, are a big part of the problem. Most people do not know how the process of running a community operates. Or how their decisions, or lack of decisions ruins the freedoms we have.
When it comes to demanding more laws and more government in their communities. If citizens are not paying attention, don't vote, don't attend meetings, or don't know how easy it would be to make things better, how can we possibly blame it on anyone but ourselves?
Hillary LaBarre is Mayor in the small town of Woodland Park. Join us as we discuss and dive into small town government.