Power Shift

In my humble opinion:

The protest vote was duly noted by the many republican incumbents who were voted out of office en masse. Dissatisfaction with the war effort in Iraq seemed to resonate at one of the primary topics amongst those participating in the 2006 midterm election process. Turnout was another key factor which certainly seemed to favor the democrats with regard to turnout.

Unfortunately voter apathy and dissatisfaction with current political trends played heavily in mandating a power shift in what may prove to be both houses of congress. Two senate seats still have to be decided before the issue of who controls the senate will be clearly known. Control of the senate may remain unclear until as late as sometime in December.

What will this massive transference of power actually mean with regard to the direction that will be taken by the newly elected majority? We need to remember that the leadership is still primarily made up of "insiders" who have been part of the political landscape for many years. Hopefully we will see a great deal of gridlock with little in the way of policy actually being passed and ratified.

With regard to those of us who are Christian and have deeply held beliefs and a biblical worldview as opposed to a secular worldview, we should take the results of the current election as a wake up call to energize our base and become actively involved in the direction that our elected representatives choose. There is no room for complacency or apathy and we must be involved in every possible way in insuring that our interests are well represented.