Leadership. FactCheck.org. U.S. Congress Campaign Contributions and Voting Database. Politifact.com. Money in Politics -- See Who's Giving & Who's Getting. GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress. OpenCongress - 112th Congress - Track bills, votes, senators, and representatives in the U.S. Congress. Scout. Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System. How to Ask Candidates Questions that Make a Difference by Fran Korten. Tips for spreading your ideas without getting the runaround. posted Feb 24, 2012 The Occupy movement has changed the political conversation. But will it make a difference in what politicians actually do?
We can help—through the questions we ask. Our political discourse now regularly includes references to inequality, corporate power, and Wall Street excess. So when candidates show up at political and professional meetings, hold fundraisers, or are on the radio, we can ask questions that put forward policy ideas. These opportunities only work well if we craft our question carefully. Here are some dos and don’ts for asking questions that can help us all take advantage of this political moment. Ask your question in a way that can be heard Sound reasonable. Use your question to move an idea forward Put forward an idea rather than asking a general question. The dos and don’ts in action Now let me apply these dos and don’ts to a few fresh ideas. Now it’s your turn. Interested? Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper.
Contact your representatives. CQ Roll Call Site Will Help Users Contact Legislators. There are Web sites that cover the actions and inactions of Congress. And there are Web sites that let voters contact their members of Congress and comment. CQ Roll Call wants to bridge the two. This week, the media company is revamping one of its Web sites, Congress.org, with an eye toward what one of its executives, Peter Anthony, calls “informed action.”
“If I’m reading an article on Congress.org about an issue that’s important to me, I can very quickly contact my member of Congress and let them know how I feel about a specific issue,” said Mr. In the past, Congress.org, a consumer-friendly version of the professional-grade Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call Web sites, has lacked up-to-date information on the bills being taken up by legislators. The company signed up an initial sponsor for the renewed site, the American Beverage Association, and will seek other sponsors in the future. Independent voters welcome. Koch Brothers Manipulating Policy for Profit. Regulations.gov. Corruption | corporations. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS.
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