Abdication by American Citizens

             Why do you think that American citizens have abdicated their citizenship?

            What do you believe is the nature of our citizenship?

            How are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship carried out in a republic?

            How did you learn of your rights and responsibilities of citizenship.                                          

            Who is responsible for the actions of your representatives?

            Why have so many have so valued republicanism and democracy so highly?

            How have you learned the nature of your governance? Did you learn from your parents? Did you learn from your school? What have you done in the company of other citizens to learn to govern yourselves. Why did others before you choose democracy and republicanism to govern themselves? How did they work their citizenship?

                                                                            Richard

Good Work by President Trump Together We Stand!

 President Trump is doing much good, important work! However, the why he is doing it may do much damage to this Republic. That is not his fault. It is our fault: the fault of US citizenry. In this Republic we decided to use representatives. We have not been using them. We turned them loose without our support, guidance, control, or anything! Without our active support our representatives lose their power and we lose and we without their service lose our republic. Without our republic we can become powns, slaves, useless, or... Together actively nominating, electing, supporting, and using our representatives well we stand. Without working our republic can we even be we.

We are very important. We benefit by thinking more about us and talking more about us and how to support one another and our representatives. Doing so makes us effective citizens and the better part of Our Republic.

                                                              Richard Sheehan     

The quality and effectiveness of our representatives is our responsibility. Their ability and wisdom is up to us.                    

Start Your Life as an Active Citizen

 You can start or restart your life as an active citizen by taking one or more of the following actions. 

 

More may be better, but not necessary.

Consider:

~ making an opportunity to attend a couple of meetings of a civic organization.

~ learning a little more than just a little about your county government.

~ keeping politically humble, curious, and modest.

~ joining a political party. Its OK to change parties.

~ registering to vote in a primary election. It can be interesting to register as a party member.

~ learning about the nomination process for running for a public office.

~ getting a better understanding of an issue, policy, plank, or specific bill.

~ learning from a civic or political mistake.

~ contacting the office of a specific office holder and asking what his or her position is on an issue which interests you.

~ asking to help in a person's run for office.

~ calling the U.S. Capitol switchboard and telling them your zip code. They will transfer you to the office of your Representative.  

~ telling your your Representative's representative what is on your mind: ask your question or what it is you want of him.

~ writing to the office of your Senator. Check on line to see how to spell his name. Address your letter to him in care of the United states Senate, Washing to, DC 20515.

~ Writing to your Congressman/Representative by name at the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington DC 20515.

~ sitting quietly for a while and letting what you have learned work itself around in your mind. You may be beginning to cook a bit politically. 

~ that "political" and "politics" are not bad words. Check their extended meanings in a dictionary or online.

~ remembering that nobody and no one has to be politically active all the time.

~ finding a friend who seems to be politically active or civically interested. Talk with her or him about civics or issues and like that.

~ checking the kids civics lessons and remembering your humility and modesty.

~ attending meetings of your city council or your local school board. Its OK to just listen and watch.

~ keeping your sense of humor and having some fun as you remember that a civic organization can have powerful effects on the society in which you live.

These suggestions are directed to US citizens, but most of them may be adapted to your country.

Thanks for reading, citizen!

 

                                                                                                                        RCS 

Dorithy Kilgallen and Investigatived Reporting

Women may develop interesting attitudes by learning about Dorothy Kilgallen.  Protect your representatives. We need more investigative reporting and fewer dead journalists. Were we truly a we, we could protect our sources of information. Do you remember president John F. Kennedy? Start learning your USA history from 1964 to today.