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Zell Miller


            With the conception of the American Constitution, our founding fathers devised a system of elected representation designed to eliminate the caprice of powerful men. However, as political parties and interest groups strengthened in power, the politician has evolved not into a leader, elected by the people to continue our nation's success, but a "fire fighter" - a person called to attend to those wealthy person's or group's most pressing concerns. Clearly, this evolution from leader to servant1 has tarnished the role of political leaders and reduced American interest in the political system to a historical low. It is therefore our nation's leaders must focus on their true constituency in order to regain the momentum that once validated the American ideology. Our elected politicians, and those who desire to one day step into a political role must represent the well-being of those in their district (both present and future), create infrastructure and legislation that will further develop those represented, and assume the role of power they were elected to perform.
             Given the aforementioned model of political duty, Zell Miller (D-GA), has mirrored the ideals of a United Leader since his entry into the Georgian Senate (1960). Miller, a graduate of the University of Georgia and professor of history, supported "kitchen-table issues of working families" ("About Zell Miller"). As governor, Miller's greatest legacy will be in the improvements made to Georgian education. Championing programs and legislation that would allow college tuition tax deductions, increased funding for state schools, and more qualified, higher-paid teachers, Miller's most ambitious (and most widely applauded) improvement to education came with the HOPE scholarship. "The most far-reaching scholarship program in the nation"(qtd. "About Zell Miller"), The HOPE scholarship was the basis for President Bill Clinton's 1997 creation of a national scholarship program.


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