LOD: C’mon Guys – Show Some Class

We live in polarized times. Communications between people of different political parties is strained and makes government progress more difficult. So why pass that attitude on to a younger generation? Why take what could have been a lesson in good government and turn it into a petty lesson in how to pull rank . . . against kids? That’s what happened earlier this week when members of NC Moms Rising tried to teach their children a lesson in civic responsibility. They set up a lemonade stand at the General Assembly to raise money for education and other kid-related programs being cut in the state budget. It was also a gentle way of asking why General Assembly leaders won’t raise a little revenue to invest in our children, our future. The kids worked hard in the hot sun to raise $140. Proud of what they had accomplished, they attempted to deliver their proceeds to House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger – only to have security called at one office and a door shut on them in the other. Gentlemen – really? You blew it. What a wonderful opportunity you had to show these kids that government is responsive – and responsible to – the people of North Carolina. All you had to do was smile, shake a few tiny hands and show some graciousness.