Tips for Louisiana
By Dayne Sherman
Revised Apr. 7, 2013 – 600 words
Revised Apr. 7, 2013 – 600 words
The legislative session begins
on April 8. When I communicate with elected officials, I remind them that Gov. Bobby
Jindal has a 38 % approval rate and falling. It’s time to listen to citizens.
Remember, a bill is not dead
until it is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, as the old saying goes. It has to be
thrice dead to be done with and gone.
Here are some summaries of
important legislation (I will post more later.):
Gov. Jindal’s tax swap proposal
PAR Examines Key Components of the Governor's Tax Reform Plan for
State Retirement
A Step-by-Step Guide on
How to Communicate
1.) Write a letter to a
newspaper ASAP. Better yet, write a letter to 40 Louisiana
2.) Send an email to all
representatives and senators. Use your home email address and PC. Cut and paste
into the BCC line on your email account. All email addresses can be found here—this
needs to be updated for 2013, and I’ll get to it ASAP: http://daynesherman.blogspot.com/2012/05/emails-for-all-louisiana-senators.html
3.) Drop off a handwritten
letter to your senator and representative at their district offices. http://www.legis.la.gov - Go to the bottom
of the web page. Click on the question and type in your address.
4.) Contact your senator and
representative, as well as any other legislators that you know personally.
Contact information for Louisiana
Contact information for Louisiana
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_FullInfo.asp5.) Post an open letter on Facebook and your weblog or personal website. Start a blog and send all legislators the link with an email. You’ll be regarded as an activist, which is good. Get a blog free at Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/
6.) Consider joining the
Retired State Employees Association - RSEA. It’s important. http://www.rseala.org
7.) If you have some time,
go to the Capitol. Send notes to your senator and representative. The sergeant
at arms can help, but you need to get the legislators’ seat numbers. Write on
the appropriate House/Senate communication slip and give your cell phone
number. Say that you want to talk. Be creative with your message.
If you can't go to Baton Rouge
8.) Send this email/post to
everyone you know on Facebook
and your personal email contact list.
9.) Contact all friends and retired state employees you know and tell them what's at stake.
10.) Download an app. PAR has a Legislative Guide as an iPhone or android app for $2.99. I downloaded it, and it works like a charm. You can contact anyone in the legislature in seconds. Calls, emails, addresses, see member photos. http://www.parlouisiana.com/guidetolaleg.cfm
9.) Contact all friends and retired state employees you know and tell them what's at stake.
10.) Download an app. PAR has a Legislative Guide as an iPhone or android app for $2.99. I downloaded it, and it works like a charm. You can contact anyone in the legislature in seconds. Calls, emails, addresses, see member photos. http://www.parlouisiana.com/guidetolaleg.cfm
While you are at it,
download the FREE phone app for civic engagement: GPO Guide for the
112th Congress. It works great on my iPhone. All you need to contact all of the
U.S.
You may only have time to do
2 or 3 of the steps above. Every little bit counts. Let’s exercise our rights
afforded to us by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It
matters more now than ever.
Dayne
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Dayne Sherman, Writer,
Speaker, Scholar
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***This message speaks only
for the writer, a citizen, not for any present or past employer.***
