Citizenship, however, isn't politics.
Rather, citizenship is responsibility we all share. Citizen participation is a requirement in a functioning democracy, a duty we can each discharge in multiple ways. One of the simplest is to call the Capitol Switchboard on a regular basis to leave messages for your congressional and senatorial representatives.
Here's the phone number: (202) 224-3121.
I recommend storing the number in your phone, so that when you have a few minutes you can make that time count by calling the Switchboard and leaving a message or two. A great time to do this is during the morning/evening commute, while waiting in line somewhere, or everyday just after breakfast (to make it a habit).
"The problem with democracy is that people get the government they deserve."
Do we Americans still deserve a strong, healthy democracy? Time will tell.
It’s easy to feel there’s nothing one can do. Which only furthers the degradation of the democracy we still have.
I invite you to do what you can. Calling the Capitol Switchboard only takes a few short minutes. Do so on a regular basis.
You and yours will know you did what you could to keep democracy alive in America, which is all that's required of any of us.
Rather, citizenship is responsibility we all share. Citizen participation is a requirement in a functioning democracy, a duty we can each discharge in multiple ways. One of the simplest is to call the Capitol Switchboard on a regular basis to leave messages for your congressional and senatorial representatives.
Here's the phone number: (202) 224-3121.
I recommend storing the number in your phone, so that when you have a few minutes you can make that time count by calling the Switchboard and leaving a message or two. A great time to do this is during the morning/evening commute, while waiting in line somewhere, or everyday just after breakfast (to make it a habit).
"The problem with democracy is that people get the government they deserve."
Do we Americans still deserve a strong, healthy democracy? Time will tell.
It’s easy to feel there’s nothing one can do. Which only furthers the degradation of the democracy we still have.
I invite you to do what you can. Calling the Capitol Switchboard only takes a few short minutes. Do so on a regular basis.
You and yours will know you did what you could to keep democracy alive in America, which is all that's required of any of us.
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