The Fact: Obama’s rally on Wednesday was geared towards garnering support for his new bill, the American Jobs Act—a plan to create jobs while not contributing to the national deficit.
Our Opinion: Regardless of your view on the issue, don’t let such an event go to waste, speak to your representative about your views so they can represent you.
Obama’s pep rally for the American Jobs Act described what the plan was designed to do for our nation’s unemployment crisis, whilst not affecting the national deficit. Students, alongside with some faculty and members of the community, cheered in support of such a proposal. The question is, after the glitz and glamour of the President speaking on the issue, will you act on supporting this bill?
President Obama urged students, “If you want to create jobs—pass this bill.” He told students, if they agreed with what this bill stood for, then help him pass this bill by voicing opinions to the representatives that have the power.
Whether you agree or disagree with our President’s bill it is important you act on it. The amount of energy flowing throughout Reynolds coliseum on Wednesday spoke volumes about the passion, either against or in support of, Obama and his bill. Either way the important factor is voicing that passion.
It is a rare privilege for N.C. State, and its students, to host a sitting President, so let’s not waste the momentum Obama brought to campus by speaking on this bill.
President Obama encouraged such actions in his speech, “And every single one of you can help make this bill a reality by telling Congress to pass this bill.” Regardless of your view on the issue, the importance lies with making your voice heard.
Too many times the government passes an act we as students have either no idea what it is about, or flat out are completely against it. This does not need to be the case for this bill. We have heard first-hand from its author what it can do.
For those who support it, we want to see it go through and approved through Congress without a hitch; and for those in opposition of it, we want to see Congress stop it before it goes further. Whichever the case may be, how will our representative in Congress know what we want—speak up. We cannot blame representatives for misrepresenting us if they don’t hear what we want them to accomplish.
