My Life As a Politician: What I Did as Senator

Ever since City Hall announced way back when that there was gonna be a Senate Race, people starting wondering what the senator would actually be able to do. How much power would one Whyville citizen be given?

Well, I was fortunate enough to be elected and I got to witness (and be a part of!) the beginnings of what the Whyville Senator can do. A lot of people have asked me what I did during my term as Senator, and I came to realize that it wasn't really that clear. Since I am a firm believer that knowledge is power, I decided it was important to let all of you know what I managed to do as Senator, in the hopes that you all see how far a Senator's power extends.

Being the first Senator had its ups and downs. I was kind of like City Hall's guinea pig. From what she's said, citizens weren't the only people who weren't exactly sure of everything a Senator could do!

When I started, I didn't know a Senator's term was going to be six months, for example. That was the kind of thing I helped decide: Was six months a good period of time to accomplish things?

I basically had two main duties as Senator, although they're probably not as great as you would think. For a little more than six months I was literally buried alive in Why-mail. Whyville citizens are not only curious, but they also know what they want and what they don't like. There were several times that I had more than 1,000 letters in my inbox, each one telling me something important. It was a little overwhelming!

Some of these letters had questions which I tried my best to answer. Others were people looking for friends and I was happy to meet some truly amazing and genuinely nice people. And yet others were people telling me what need to be improved in Whyville or giving me their suggestions. I admit, even though I tried my best, I was unable to answer every single one, because there were just so many!

My other duty was to keep in touch with City Hall and help her out, which included a number of things. I would write to her to let her know the "word on the street", per se. I passed along thoughts I'd received from citizens about things that could be updated as well as my own ideas, including a couple from my platform.

I was also responsible for getting together with City Hall in a Senate Meeting, which I was able to do twice during my term. Citizens who attended the meeting should be able to tell you that we covered a variety of issues that affected Whyville and its citizens. If you look through the Times archives, you should be able to find the meeting minutes from these two rendezvous.

I typed up clam shower hints for City Hall near the beginning of my term, and although they never happened, I still hope that someday Whyville will experience another weekend of clam showers!

I also canvassed for information on Confederate flags and encouraged City Hall to have a city-wide vote to find out if the flags should be accepted at Akbar's.

Also, as a Times Writer and avid reader of the Whyville Times I thought (and still think!) that it's important for Whyville's citizens to read our town's weekly publication, so with the help and suggestions from Whyville citizens I helped start out the weekly Whyville crossword puzzle.

And finally, I asked City Hall to do a little something for Club Why members, since they've paid a lot to join but are often forgotten. Therefore, the monthly City Worker meet-up at Club Why began.

I hope I have enlightened you a little and you understand, even if indirectly, what a Senator can do. If you are planning to run for Senator, then I suggest you give it a shot, since campaigning is half the fun! And if you do win, as I am sure OrEoBaBy and Sonner will tell you, you'll be glad you ran because you'll be making a difference in Whyville!

Giggler01
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