Squeaky wheels often do get the grease, especially when working on a micro level at your school board or town hall. Use these government and political resources to make a difference in your community.
Guide
to Political Party Platforms
OK, you may affiliate with one particular political party, but
be honest -- are you really aware of where the party stands on
all the issues? Or for that matter, where the opposition stands?
Local and State Government Contact Information
Have a grievance about local laws, policies or proposed state and local programs? This website is an excellent resource for those who want to contact the right people voice their concerns or their accolades (How much does that happen?...I have no idea!) This site lists where you can contest local taxes, your state senator, your state legislative, judicial and executive branches, state and county agencies etc. Armed with this information, there's no reason not to complain now!
U.S. Senators Contact Information
Wanna bitch to your state's U.S. senator, but were too lazy to find out who your U.S. Senator is? (If that's the case - shame on you!). The Imperfect Parent spoon-feeds you this crap. How awesome are we??? State senators are also listed.
U.S. House of Representatives Contact Information
And for those of you dying to contact your House Representative, I give you kudos for evening knowing what they do! For those of you that don't, a brief lesson will follow so you can look smart at your next cocktail party. Even has a nifty link that brings up your House Rep in your state coupled with a handy email link. Think about it, you don't even have to walk away from your cold brew to bitch. That rules!
Which Side Are You Leaning?
Take this political quiz if you're too lazy or uninformed to pick a side on your own. Find out which party you should root for:
How Hollywood's Political Mind Works
Ever lose sleep as to why most of Hollyweird leans left? I know I do! So, I researched it for you (you're welcome!), and found a detailed answer for you at that political think tank, E! Online.
Latest News & Politics Posts From the Blog:
| posted 06/15/2008 at 04:59 AM |
I hardly watch the news on television anymore. I don’t like the tabloid-spin most news networks are putting on their stories, and I don’t like being surprised by stories about children who have been abducted or women who have been violated or any of those other happenings that I can’t forget about for days [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 04/26/2008 at 11:32 PM |
As gas prices quickly rise to nearly $4 a gallon ($3.77 in my neighborhood — thankfully I live near an Indian Reservation and can get it for the low-low price of $3.44 a gallon), the government has decided to start sending out the much needed rebate checks on Monday, a week earlier than originally planned.
I [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 04/23/2008 at 10:14 PM |
I keep seeing sooo many blogs ridiculing that clip of the women from the LDS-breakoff compound in Texas. They’re robots, they’re brainwashed, they’re as interesting as oatmeal, they’re frumpy, they’re ugly, they’re dressed like Laura Ingalls, they sound coached . . . it just goes on. Many people are demonizing these women, but [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 04/03/2008 at 02:24 PM |
Once upon a time I worked at a boy scout camp, and once upon a time I harbored a crush on a certain co-worker. One night we were at Friendly’s and he patted his seat urging me to come sit next to him….as we gazed into each others eyes over a sampler platter he told [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 10/03/2007 at 12:48 PM |
Shows what I know. Just as a 15 year old can’t be charged with statutory rape for having sex with another 15 year old, I figured something similar would be the case in which a 14 year old possessed naked pictures of a classmate. Turns out that’s wrong:
A 14-year-old St. Charles boy faces felony charges [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 09/27/2007 at 02:07 PM |
Okay, so I watched much of the Democratic debate last night. Not much to report unfortunately, besides Mike Gravel being bat-shit crazy, that was kinda entertaining. Nothing blew me away though, but I thought it was very interesting that when a reporter asked Edwards, Obama and Clinton about whether or not bringing gay awareness into [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 09/04/2007 at 08:44 PM |
Does anybody remember the movie, “Fearless“? It’s a 1993 movie in which a few plane crash survivors go through post traumatic stress disorder and try to reconcile why they lived and others died. Their minds start to play tricks on them as they start to see themselves as invincible. It was inspired by a real [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 08/30/2007 at 10:52 PM |
Holly Schnobrich, a 24 year old mother of two boys in Lafayette, Indiana, got whacked out on vodka and Percocet (which she admitted to taking when the children “acted up”) and decided to go out for a little joy ride around the subdivision with her sons, ages 5 and 3. But being the conscientious mother [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 08/30/2007 at 07:58 AM |
Just weeks after Nimisha Tiwari took the lives of her children and herself, another mother in the Chicago area decided to take the most desperate of ways out of an apparently messy divorce. Magdalene Kamysz, 28, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, committed suicide on Tuesday by stepping in front of a commuter train near her home. [...] Read the rest...
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| posted 08/21/2007 at 03:56 PM |
I’m sure most of you have been following the recent “lead paint on toys” stories and reports of other unsafe products that are making their way to the United States via China. And I think we can all agree that a bit more monitoring of the safety of imported goods needs to take place, especially [...] Read the rest...
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