People are asking on social media what we can do about the state of our nation. I sense their utter frustration in the question. Because we didn't do what we should have done in 2010, we are paying a price for not voting. I am saying "we" even though I sure did vote in 2010 and I am sure many others did as well. But, not enough of us did. Now we have our "DO NOTHING" Congress! Many of the GOP Congressional leaders told us when Barack Obama was elected that they were determined to make him a one term president. They got their Tea Party friends together and went to the polls and many Democrats sat it out as they often do for midterm elections. To make matters worse, we re-elected Barack Obama in 2012. Now, the GOP leaders have really dug their feet in; there is NO WAY they can work with him or those they answer to will set up candidates in the next primary and out they will go. They did it to Eric Cantor and tried to do it in Mississippi.
So back to the title question. What can we do? My answer is what we should all do in EVERY election. Get informed, get registered, vote early if you can, help others to get registered and vote. There is really no excuse for someone to be uninformed unless they are illiterate. The library has computers, magazines, and newspapers. There are hundreds of websites that are non-partisan and are doing their best to get the most accurate information to the citizens. Fair Vote is just one of many great websites.
http://www.fairvote.org/ This is a great site that is full of many types of voter information. "FairVote educates and empowers Americans to remove the structural barriers to achieving a representative democracy that respects every vote and every voice in every election."
I am especially interested in their Reform 2020 initiative. Check it out here: http://www.reform2020.com/
I plan to write more about this site and the Reform 2020 initiative in future posts. In the meantime, please call your county Democratic party and ask how you can help turn out the vote for November 4. I know you don't want to wake up on Wednesday, November 5 with Republicans in charge of both Houses of Congress!
We need people involved, all hands on deck! The problem is so much of the public is distracted or indifferent. Democrats cannot just sit back & say there is nothing we can do. That is so negative but many are doing just that. Besides voting you can help the cause by going to your local Democratic Office & working with them to get your candidate elected. That is what I will be doing this fall in Florida to try to get Rick Scott removed.
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