At the very least, I think it is an amazing thing to see so many Americans who have been, or felt, disenfranchised by our political system -- now feel
included.
A very large number of Americans are people of color. In fact, it is predicted that soon American Caucasians will be in the minority. People of color are statistically underrepresented in governmental positions of power. Combined with a recent history of slavery, segregation and discrimination this doesn't generally inspire them to participate in the political process or feel included.
Now that they feel included and inspired by Obama's call to serve, imagine the possibilities for volunteering and change. Service isn't something that costs money. It is volunteering your time and resources and making sacrifices to make our nation a better place. (we do have a lot of volunteers on this forum, so i'm not trying to tell you what volunteering is)
If this is the only good thing that comes from this Presidency it will still be an amazing thing in terms of "Change".
Did you know that for non-emergency legislation he will allow all Americans to weigh in with their opinions for four weeks before he signs it via
www.whitehouse.org? It should be interesting to see how inspired Americans really are to serve by this Obama presidency.
