A Step-by-Step Plan To Go After Your Targeted Legislators During Legislative Season or During Election Season! If you’ve been following the articles here for any length of time, then you know that we’re all about mobilizing our members to confront politicians. We’re not trying to make politicians – – be they city council members, county Read more about How to Pour on the Pressure![…]
Use these tactics to jump in the legislative mud-pit and start swinging! “It’s hopeless, the whip count shows us down 11 votes and we’re just a week out from the vote.” This was the text message I received last year from our bill sponsor in the legislature in Missouri, eight days before the one-day veto Read more about It’s Not Over Until It’s Over — When They Threaten Your Bill, It’s Time to Fight Back[…]
Don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees! For political activists looking to change public policy in the statehouse or the county courthouse, the beginning of the year is the time to really hone in on your legislative program to make sure you accomplish your goals. Yep, you close your eyes and envision lofty Read more about It is About to Get Busy – Don’t Forget the Big Picture[…]
If they knock you down, you’d better come up swinging On election night in 2016, the Republican Party took control of thirty-two state legislatures, with twenty- four of those having a Republican governor as well. For many of us who’ve battled for years against Democratic majorities, now is a time of unparalleled opportunity. And to Read more about You Have Not Because You Ask Not – No Deal and No Surrender[…]