Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 - " JAMES N. Hurley " <jnhiam <JMITTELMAN Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:52 PM Participate!!!!!!! > Below was gotten from http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/#23626 Check it > out!!!! > > Best. Voter info tool. Ever. > Posted by Deanna Zandt on July 21, 2005 at 7:18 AM. > > I have no idea how I could've possibly missed this little tool called > MegaVote. > http://www.congress.org/congressorg/megavote/ > In my search for resources to battle the Roberts nomination, this little > gem appeared on my radar, and it does everything but wash the dishes, I > swear. > > Whenever I'm talking to folks about activism, or how to get involved in > everyday politics (versus the every-four-years kind that fails miserably > every time), I remind them that we live in something called a > participatory democracy. Key word here is " participate. " That doesn't mean > just showing up at the voting booth in November, even if you do it every > year faithfully if only to vote for your town dogcatcher. > > It's like this: you hire your representatives for a job, right? They're > hired to represent you. So, it's your job to be the boss and keep tabs on > them, check in with them, and give them guidance. Imagine if you had a job > where your boss only checked in on you every two or four years, and all > you had to do to keep your job was look at her and say, " I'm doing a fine > job. " Wouldn't you mess around the rest of the time, too? (I would. > Shhhhh.) > > My dad, who's a conservative libertarian, taught me this lesson without > even knowing it as a kid. He followed what was going on regularly just by > reading the news every night, and I remember him calling up the various > senators and representatives pretty often. He did this so much that they > knew the sound of his voice when he called. " I'd like to leave a message > for the Senator, " he'd said. Invariably, they'd reply with: " How ya doin', > Mr. Zandt? " > > So, back to MegaVote. Go there, and do a search for who all your > representatives are; it's helpful if you have your ZIP+4 handy. Then you > can sign up to be emailed every week a short summary of how your > representatives recently voted, what votes are coming up, and links to > their contact info so that you can weigh in with them. It's that simple. I > got my first one last night, and for a junkie like me, it was bliss. I > sent it to my dad, who also signed up last night. We'll see which one of > us calls those New York senators more in the next few weeks. > > > <html><div><TABLE id=HB_Mail_Container height= " 100% " cellSpacing=0 > cellPadding=0 width= " 100% " border=0 UNSELECTABLE= " on " > > <TBODY> > <TR height= " 100% " width= " 100% " UNSELECTABLE= " on " > > <TD id=HB_Focus_Element vAlign=top width= " 100% " background= " " height=250 > UNSELECTABLE= " off " ></TD></TR> > <TR UNSELECTABLE= " on " hb_tag= " 1 " > > <TD style= " FONT-SIZE: 1pt " height=1 UNSELECTABLE= " on " > > <DIV id=hotbar_promo></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> > <BLOCKQUOTE id=5cd7461a> > <P>Zero distance in Peace and Love, James <BR>James Nelson Hurley, CCH > <BR>http://jamesnelsonhurley.byregion.net <BR>In New York: > 212-246-3542<BR>853-7th Ave, Suite 8E, NYC , & nbsp; & nbsp; > Bogota,Colombia: & nbsp;571-218-7989</P></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:52 PM Participate!!!!!!! > Below was gotten from http://www.alternet.org/blogs/themix/#23626 Check it out!!!! > > Best. Voter info tool. Ever. > Posted by Deanna Zandt on July 21, 2005 at 7:18 AM. > > I have no idea how I could've possibly missed this little tool called > MegaVote. > http://www.congress.org/congressorg/megavote/ > In my search for resources to battle the Roberts nomination, this little > gem appeared on my radar, and it does everything but wash the dishes, I > swear. > > Whenever I'm talking to folks about activism, or how to get involved in > everyday politics (versus the every-four-years kind that fails miserably > every time), I remind them that we live in something called a > participatory democracy. Key word here is " participate. " That doesn't mean > just showing up at the voting booth in November, even if you do it every > year faithfully if only to vote for your town dogcatcher. > > It's like this: you hire your representatives for a job, right? They're > hired to represent you. So, it's your job to be the boss and keep tabs on > them, check in with them, and give them guidance. Imagine if you had a job > where your boss only checked in on you every two or four years, and all > you had to do to keep your job was look at her and say, " I'm doing a fine > job. " Wouldn't you mess around the rest of the time, too? (I would. > Shhhhh.) > > My dad, who's a conservative libertarian, taught me this lesson without > even knowing it as a kid. He followed what was going on regularly just by > reading the news every night, and I remember him calling up the various > senators and representatives pretty often. He did this so much that they > knew the sound of his voice when he called. " I'd like to leave a message > for the Senator, " he'd said. Invariably, they'd reply with: " How ya doin', > Mr. Zandt? " > > So, back to MegaVote. Go there, and do a search for who all your > representatives are; it's helpful if you have your ZIP+4 handy. Then you > can sign up to be emailed every week a short summary of how your > representatives recently voted, what votes are coming up, and links to > their contact info so that you can weigh in with them. It's that simple. I > got my first one last night, and for a junkie like me, it was bliss. I > sent it to my dad, who also signed up last night. We'll see which one of > us calls those New York senators more in the next few weeks. > > > > Zero distance in Peace and Love, James James Nelson Hurley, CCH > http://jamesnelsonhurley.byregion.net In New York: 212-246-3542<BR>853-7th Ave, Suite 8E, NYC , > Bogota,Colombia: 571-218-7989 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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