Tell politicians you've had enough

OMG, the U.S. government has shut down. Federal employees are being furloughed without pay. Can anyone tell me, does this include our legislators? Of course, it doesn't. They get paid for not being able to manage. Here I am running to be mayor of Cedar Rapids when I hate politics. Although politicking is part of life, some are just terrible at it.

We need to vote out these people, Republicans and Democrats. I became an Independent because of the back-stabbing, non-productive, and waste of taxpayer's money. Even today. the Republicans are trying to get the Democrats to form a coalition to keep power away from the people (me).

Did you know that both parties are afraid that there will be a large turnout to vote, 20 percent? Again, people just don't know how powerful their vote is. What's the equalizer between the person with $22 million and the person with only $22? One vote each.

One of the best things during the Obama presidential campaign: people came out and voted and truly the big-money people couldn't control it. They were very scared. One person, one vote.

Please exercise your voice and right, vote. Tell politicians you have had enough, even on a local level. Kick them out.

Gregory Hughes

Cedar Rapids