Rob Bishop: “I hope it also spurs you to have a continued interest in government and in politics. I realize that is not the norm.…”

“I hope it also spurs you to have a continued interest in government and in politics. I realize that is not the norm. When I was born, my father was mayor of the community. I always saw him involved in politics. I thought every family did that. What I found out, quite frankly, is that it is atypical. But what I hope for you is it is not atypical, and this spurs you on to continue to want to study, to participate and be a part of government. The brilliance of our system of lay government is that common people can come together and you don't have to be trained to do this job. I know the way we do it, you think probably we should be trained. But, at the same time, common people can talk about issues and can make decisions for themselves. And through all of the flaws and the bumps and the grinds, the bottom line is still our system works.”