Keep Track of How Your Legislators Vote
Here's How (as of 10/1/17)
Here's How (as of 10/1/17)
To see how your senators and representatives vote (or have voted in the past) on key issues, go to govtrack.us. There you can enter your address (if you're not sure who represents you} and the site will provide the appropriate politicians' names and links to their voting records. You can then access a wealth of information, including 1) the record of their votes on bills 2) positions on ongoing issues; 3) ratings they receive from various interest groups, and 4) sources of their funding. A summary of each of the bills in question is also available. If you're happy with their "yeas" and "nays," give them your vote. If not, take a look at their challengers. Vote, and let your conscience, not your party, be your guide.
For Your Information (FYI)
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Occasionally, tidbits pop up that are newsworthy in their own right, shed light on a little-known aspect of a current issue or challenge us to think. These are the kinds of things that will appear on the pages in the drop-down FYI menu from time to time--most recent items first, if all goes as planned, a year per page unless and until that becomes too unwieldy.
Just added on 12/6/17 is the "Recommended Reading" page. There you'll find links to articles that strike me as particularly pithy and often timely as well. With White House intrigue that gives us more to think about than a Garrison Keillor satire wrapped in a Lee Child who-done-it, there's way too much to keep up with these days. Not having a staff of hundreds (actually, it's just me), I lack the resources to verify all the facts independently so I'll always give the source and often links to sites where you can find more detail. Meanwhile, there are a few topics that don't get much serious press right now, and I hope some of you will share your factoids, experience, and thoughts on these questions (and others) for posting on the "My Turn" page. Here are a couple of topics that need attention:
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