Musings of a Reluctant Political Advocate
Thoughts to bridge the political divide
Are you angry at President Trump? His administration? Congress? Have you done any of the following as a way to individually or collectively defend the U.S. Constitution: Many people are defending the Constitution by organizing or attending rallies and marches Continue Reading …
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 …
For those who read last week’s entry, Dirt Work, I have an update: Kristen Glenn called me last Friday and we talked for 15-20 minutes about RepresentativeTom McClintock supporting the Education For All Act of 2011. I sent Kristen an Continue Reading …