The shooting in Tucson on 1/8 has a moral implication on the word “citizenship”. Being a good citizen, morally, means that you follow the rules, contribute to society, get involved in some sort of activity (which doesn’t necessarily mean you are out doing some sort of community service—even holding a door open for someone at the store would be considered being a good citizen—and getting involved in an activity can range from a sporting team to games nights with some friends). Jared Loughner, as described by his friends, was a happy, enthusiastic, and passionate young man—but something in him snapped and while it may be unclear exactly what caused this change in him, the whole world would agree that Jared seems to have lost his will to be a good citizen.
The comments made by Governor LePage are not only crossing the line of being morally a good citizen, but as he is involved with the government people are looking at the issue past a personal view point, and are instead turning into a political problem. As Governor, LePage is expected to be a leader for our state—what he says is not a personal opinion anymore because he has too many people watching and listening to him, which he knew when he accepted the position. While it is understandable that LePage is annoyed with the idea that people were beginning to hint at racism all because LePage did not want to attend the event, he still should have bit his tongue and tried to keep it professional. However, I do still believe Governor LePage is a good citizenship, and the work he is doing for our state should show that to everyone.
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