AL.com Facebook town hall

AL.com is hosting a first Facebook town hall today to talk about what’s going on in Alabama’s legislature. https://www.al.com/news/2021/03/alcom-hosting-first-facebook-town-hall-to-talk-whats-going-on-in-alabamas-legislature.html

The town hall will be hosted by Ivana Hrynkiw, and panelists will include columnists Roy S. Johnson, Kyle Whitmire. Dana Hall McCain and Cameron Smith.

The above article announcing the town hall indicates it is limited to being informational for those who are interested in information about what’s going on in Alabama’s legislature.

Yesterday Bill Britt published an opinion piece https://www.alreporter.com/2021/03/24/opinion-are-there-not-things-in-this-life-worth-losing-for/. In the opinion Bill said

Today in Alabama, a candidate doesn’t need to run on bread and butter issues like putting food on the table or better education or improved health care. To win a Republican primary, a candidate only needs to be seen as fighting “socialists,” championing the Second Amendment and being a Trump American with an “America First” agenda.
In today’s politics, problem-solvers have become irrelevant and nearly extinct because base voters prefer an evangelist for far-right ideas, even if the gospel they are spreading doesn’t improve citizens’ lives.

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Alabama’s problems are many, but they are mostly solvable if elected officials cared more about finding solutions than running for the next election.

Many elected officials come to Montgomery wanting to do the people’s business, but far too often, the people’s needs take a backseat to the primary voter’s wants.

. . .

We are in need of political leaders who are willing to ensure that every citizen is represented, not just the ones that elect them, but that would mean losing on occasion.

Bill Britt's opinion piece cries for a call to action.

The host and panelists in today's AL.com town hall should consider whether to incorporate a call to action as part of the town hall being informational.