Attorney Juan Thomas - Learn the Business of Politics for Voting

In Part II of Every Vote Counts, Voters are asked to Show Up on Voting Day to root for your particular candidate but remember that it is just the first step for us advocating our values ad beliefs.
Special Lecture Guest, Attorney Juan Thomas, of Counsel, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, makes the point that Voting is not a spectator sport. For us to have Democracy, we must engage in a participatory process. That we have a responsibility to know the credentials and stances taken by those we VOTE for.

That, we are to stay prepared by knowing the "business of politics". That includes holding the elected to office accountable once they are in office.

His metaphoric examples were related to the preparation and win techniques of behind the scenes of a football team for the big win on Sunday.

Attorney Thomas points to how the day-to-day "business management", Monday thru Saturday, of the agents, scouts, coaches and special hirees on the team contribute to the success of the Win. He pointed to how each member of the team has a role and is a "student" who study the games and how everyone was a student of the "business of the the game".

Likewise, the voters must be about the business of Accountability of those we put in office by doing our homework before and after election. This allows you the voter to know who they are and how you the voter can remain focused as an advocate of democracy.

Each voter should know who represents them from the local school board member to the President of the USA.

We must know about the people running for office as well as the policies that impact us so that we show up on "Game Day" - "Voting/Election Day" prepared to select the right person and policies that are on the ballot.

At the end he challenges each voter by asking a question.
Take a Listen. Hear the question.
Show 90 - October 15, 2018
The show has an Intro of music for about 2 minutes.
Attorney Juan Thomas is followed by Richard Kauper, Resident Commentator and Reid Magney, Pubic Information Officer, WI Elections Commission.