I've been through a lot of hard times. New Orleans is the city that will never stop challenging you. Yesterday there was a malfunction at the Sewage and Water Board treatment facility. Water was off for some time, and now there is a boil-before-use advisory. That means that nobody in Orleans parish has direct access to clean water, unless they have a well or something.
In a perfect world, this is just a minor setback. In reality, I believe this is a symptom of our declining government. As they struggle to control things far beyond the realm of practicality and the American people's agenda, they lose control over the basic offices and responsibilities they have to us, their constituents. As a citizen of America, and a resident of New Orleans, far too many national headlines have directly affected my life.
My coming of age ceremony was a hurricane. When I needed to find a job, nobody was hiring in New Orleans because of the BP Oil Spill. When Obama changed health insurance laws, I just happened to lose my health insurance right before it came into effect while I was cooling my heels in a mental hospital where I had to call my patient advocate every day to make sure I received proper care.
In New Orleans, the long arm of the government just can't quite reach unless they're down here shooting people. The govermnent has been killing people on our streets but they can't keep us safe from their own ineptness anymore. People need to be made aware of the situation... Something has to be done. I'm not sure, but I think voting is the place to start.
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