Tuesday, April 14, 2009

U.S. Senator Moves to Increase Communication with Internet Community

Senator Jeff Bingaman moves into the internet age with YouTube and Facebook page. With the overwhelming success of last year’s election by President Obama more of our older elected officials are moving to take advantage of web technology. Senator Jeff Bingaman is also supporting the education of teaching professionals in the area of classroom technology so they can also increase their skill with communication of younger individuals.

By using YouTube Senator Jeff Bingaman can speak directly to the voting public and take the time to completely explain his view on issues and his reasoning on votes he cast in the U.S. Senate. Voters will be better educated on issues and have a clearer understand of his position so that they can either agree or disagree thereby allowing them to express their views directly to the senator in a timely manner. He is also providing podcast that can be downloaded and listen to at the conveniences of the voting public.

Now is the time for more elected officials to take advantage of web technology to speak directly with the public and involve them in the process of running our state and federal government. This should and can result in open government and clearer communication between elected officials and the voters.