For the better part of last year, I immersed myself in researching candidates and political issues. What I discovered is that the truth is often hard to come by. The search for truth is incredibly time-consuming and consists of digging beyond what I read in my local newspaper, what I hear from my favorite news anchor, or what is touted by my congressional representatives or the leaders of the party I most align myself with.
If we’ve done our homework, it’s fairly easy to distinguish people who are merely paraphrasing their favorite sources from those who are knowledgeable about the facts. Truly educating ourselves takes tremendous time and effort and the results can be disheartening, but if we care as much about the future of this country as we profess, then it is not something we can continue to be apathetic about.
Before opining about a proposed bill, we would be wise to read it. Before lamenting scripted responses from one member of Congress, we’d be wise to write members on both sides of the aisle in search of anything other than scripted responses. Our search for truth often results is us realizing that sometimes truth is a hard pill to swallow.