Politics

Tonight I visited the Provo City Council meeting. It managed to be boring and interesting at the same time. Boring because none of the issues discussed were directly relevant to me. Interesting because it was fascinating to watch the interplay of the personalities on the council.

I was impressed that everyone on the council got along very well. They all seemed dedicated to the city and even when they disagreed they did so respectfully. Most of the voting turned out unanimous. One issue was discussed at length and the council was clearly divided. They took a vote on doing it one way, it failed 4-3. They took a second vote on doing it the initially planned way and it passed 7-0. There was no desire to be disunified, no hard feelings.

If politics were always like that I would love it! I could totally be interested in voicing my opinion on a council of wise people and trying to find the best way of doing things. It has inspired me to consider DOING politics in the future. Real politics with real people. I doubt I would want to do national politics, probably not even state politics, but city politics, that would interest me. I think I could do that.