Social Networking and Politics!

     Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and many other social media sources are great ways for people to stay in touch in this computer savvy age. Most Facebook pages are used for people to share information with each other and to keep in touch with friends especially over long distances. With the growing wealth of information  and diversity on these social networking sites politics has grown tremendously as it became readily accessible! 

     Social media sites are a beacon of freedom for Americans to exercise their first amendment rights, especially when it comes to politics. Facebook pages by the revered constitutionalist Judge Andrew Napolitano and also the Libertarian Dr. Ron Paul are both great examples social networking politics at its finest! Both honorable men express their views on the government through the social sites. To me, this is a great way to stay up to date with my favorite political leaders and also to stay on top of current events. 

     A political Facebook page that is not necessarily happy with the way that our American government is functioning, in particular the media corporations is the "Impeach the Government" Facebook page. I 'liked" this page just to stay informed on some of the political issues taken from a more extreme point of view and I found that theirs a good amount of people who are extremely upset with politics in America. The extent to which people on this Facebook page exercise their first amendment rights is really interesting with their sometimes controversial political agenda. 

     Facebook is a great way to let off "political steam" and to gain knowledge about current events and truths about our media corporations. Yes, I understand that Facebook is not a reputable source by any means. However, it is a great source to that enables the users to stumble upon information about a certain political situation or current event that may trigger you to further investigate the topic.