Musings of a Reluctant Political Advocate
Thoughts to bridge the political divide
Congress Is Denying and Failing Its Duty What’s happening in Congress is a massive hurricane of denial from Republicans right now. To defend against the coming of another king, the Founding Fathers made the legislative branch of the federal government Continue Reading …
Before I talk about why conservatives don’t support the Reach Act, I want to share why I’m writing this blog post. The annual RESULTS International Conference will convene in just over two weeks. For the first time in four years, Continue Reading …
Can one average citizen change Congress? No. But can one politically engaged citizen change Congress? Yes. One Person Cannot Change Congress I attended one of the town hall meetings my representative in Congress, Rep. George Miller, held today. It was Continue Reading …
Most certainly Yes! It’s been over a year since I last posted in this blog, but I readan e-mail yesterday that motivated me to post tonight. Before I write about that e-mail though, I want to quickly tie some loose Continue Reading …
In the poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee“, the Canadian poet Robert A. Service wrote, “A promise made is a debt unpaid.” The poem is the tale of a Yukon musher keeping a promise he made to cremate his friend rather Continue Reading …
First a quick update and observation. Last week I wrote about the U.S. pledging $20 million to the Global Partnership for Education at their first-ever replenishment conference. Last Saturday during the monthly RESULTS national conference call I learned something interesting Continue Reading …
My Congressman is Representative George Miller. Last Monday, I learned that he was to appear as the guest of a local Peace and Justice group for a public meeting. I learned of the meeting about five hours before the meeting Continue Reading …
I’ve previously written that I’ve been in RESULTS for most of the last 20 years. I began my volunteering in 1990, left around 1992 or 1993, rejoined in 1996 and have been a volunteer continuously since then. That means that I’ve lobbied Continue Reading …
Representative Kay Granger(R-FL) is the chairwoman of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. That means she heads up the subcommittee in the House of Representatives that evaluates the State department and makes recommendations to the Continue Reading …
Any day now, Congress will be voting on plans to reduce or eliminate the yearly U.S. federal deficit and increase the nation’s debt limit. I called Senator Barbara Boxer, one of my senators, to urge her to oppose any spending cuts Continue Reading …