http://www.stlr.org/2012/06/stlr-link-roundup-june-4-2012/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.stlr.org/2012/06/stlr-link-roundup-june-4-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-15260 Anonymous Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.stlr.org/?p=1860#comment-15260 Social networking may be a small step in the direction of e-democracy.   It is an excellent opportunity to allow more citizens to become involved in government by expressing their opinions and concerns about governmental policy making.  It is nice to see Facebook allowing its users to have some minor say in how they want to communicate.  By allowing more open social discussion with our elected officials I am certain that we might be able to loosen the grip of well financed lobbyists.   A speech given by Hillary Clinton on January 21, 2010, addressed this issue of internet freedom and the role that new technologies have played in shaping democratic practices.  It will be interesting to see if our fellow citizens are willing to take the time to become more involved in governmental policy, or they may just prefer to sit back and not get involved. Social networking may be a small step in the direction of e-democracy.   It is an excellent opportunity to allow more citizens to become involved in government by expressing their opinions and concerns about governmental policy making.  It is nice to see Facebook allowing its users to have some minor say in how they want to communicate.  By allowing more open social discussion with our elected officials I am certain that we might be able to loosen the grip of well financed lobbyists.   A speech given by Hillary Clinton on January 21, 2010, addressed this issue of internet freedom and the role that new technologies have played in shaping democratic practices.  It will be interesting to see if our fellow citizens are willing to take the time to become more involved in governmental policy, or they may just prefer to sit back and not get involved.

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