Welcome to Democracy

We all disagree from time to time and that’s what democracy is all about. We voice our opinion even if we are in the minority and it all comes down to a vote that we cast, a motion we make and how people respond to it. The majority decides what the course would be. This is no different for SGA. This is what democracy is all about. There is a flow of debate and the majority decides. At the end of a meeting, we can continue to debate each other and try to convince one another in the most civil way possible. Sometimes we get through to people and other times we don’t. We can continue trying or simply learn from our failure and do a better job in the future. Democracy is not about getting what one always wants. It is about compromise and cooperation. We give up something to gain something. It is not about yelling at someone after meeting because we were unable to get what we wanted. It is not suggesting one is “uncommitted” because we disagreed with them. There are many nights that I sit through senate meetings and not get a single motion or resolution to pass. I walk out thinking of ways to reach senators and bring them on my corner to get things done. I am nowhere near having the right solution to any problem and therefore I give in sometimes, other times we reach a compromise. Many of us have worked our hearts out on resolutions and see it called “garbage” in senate meetings and, being a democratic body, we watch as our efforts go to waste because the majority disagrees with us. The next day we try again and again. Since the day I set foot here at Trinity I have always been committed to the Student Government Association and will continue to be so. I continue to be committed to this body because of the democratic ideals it comes with. If this is news to anyone, then WELCOME TO DEMOCRACY!!!