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Surprise quiz time!!! You live in a "democratic" country. Technically, so do the north koreans, but we're trying to be literal. I think of it more as a republic myself.
So you're living in this "democratic" nation, where you have a vote! You make the difference! Exclamation points are fun!!! We were created as a nation to the cry of "no taxation without representation." So here's an easy question, right? Who represents you?
Do you know your congressman? Your senators? Somebody was talking about that last night, and for all that I know the issues, current events on the war, a great number of details involving politics and the white house, I felt like those poor bastard high school grads from the infamous test where a sizeable minority of them couldn't name the two countries bordering the States.
Outside of the president, do you even remember who you voted for last election? Did you vote? How about at a state and local level? Who's your daddy......I mean mayor.
If you can remember all of these, you're doing better than me. If not, here's a little something to help ya along.
Now that I've got 'em, maybe I'll write a couple of letters. Why don't you do the same? All the ranting in the world won't do as much as one letter. I remember hearing a senator on NPR saying that getting a hundred letters is a huge deal, bigger than a lot of money from a Washington lobbyist. He said that normal people almost never contact them, except to maybe get help with a problem from a federal agency.
Senators Link
Congressmen by state. Link
Mine are ole' Kay Bailey (Hutchison) (R) and John Cornyn (R) in the Senate, and for the House, John Carter (R), of the 31st district.
So you're living in this "democratic" nation, where you have a vote! You make the difference! Exclamation points are fun!!! We were created as a nation to the cry of "no taxation without representation." So here's an easy question, right? Who represents you?
Do you know your congressman? Your senators? Somebody was talking about that last night, and for all that I know the issues, current events on the war, a great number of details involving politics and the white house, I felt like those poor bastard high school grads from the infamous test where a sizeable minority of them couldn't name the two countries bordering the States.
Outside of the president, do you even remember who you voted for last election? Did you vote? How about at a state and local level? Who's your daddy......I mean mayor.
If you can remember all of these, you're doing better than me. If not, here's a little something to help ya along.
Now that I've got 'em, maybe I'll write a couple of letters. Why don't you do the same? All the ranting in the world won't do as much as one letter. I remember hearing a senator on NPR saying that getting a hundred letters is a huge deal, bigger than a lot of money from a Washington lobbyist. He said that normal people almost never contact them, except to maybe get help with a problem from a federal agency.
Senators Link
Congressmen by state. Link
Mine are ole' Kay Bailey (Hutchison) (R) and John Cornyn (R) in the Senate, and for the House, John Carter (R), of the 31st district.
