A Call To Action: Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport

[tgards79]

Inspired by Obama's Farewell Address:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/01/a-call-to-action-democracy-is-not.html

[tgards79]

1. Against protocol

But I am hitting reply simply to let more people have a read. I think it is worth it. Many apologies if this breaks rules. If people feel it is wrong of me to have goosed this article myself, I will never do it again! I am begging forgiveness instead of asking permission!

[hunter]

3. Not against the rules. Posting an excerpt from an article rather than a bare link...

... encourages more discussion. Like this:

A Call To Action: Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport

With this article, Wendy kicks off a new, periodic feature of BTRTN, “A Call to Action,” to celebrate volunteer initiatives in the Trump years, and to inspire all of us to act.

Democracy is not a spectator sport. So reads the bumper sticker that Tom and I received when we attended a meeting of Women On Watch (WOW) in Stamford, Connecticut this week. WOW is a grass roots group of women, mostly 65+, which advocates for political candidates who support its beliefs. The group has a strong interest in gun control, not surprising given that it's located just 35 miles from Newtown. They work to educate voters on issues and to get out the vote. They advocate for both local and national candidates. And from the look of their Facebook page, politicians are paying attention.

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http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2017/01/a-call-to-action-democracy-is-not.html

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[treestar]

2. agreed too many people treat it like it is

or like a consumer item.