"Social Security gives millions of Americans dignity. For more than 80
years, it has paid out every benefit on time and without delay. At a
time of great economic anxiety, that is a record we should all be proud
of. And we should all stand against politicians who favor shrinking it."
"Whenever Republican leaders talk about how concerned they are about the
deficit and why we need to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security to
fix it, remember the truth: the Trump tax giveaway to the rich and
large corporations will add nearly $2 trillion to the federal deficit
over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget
Office. Our job: do everything we can to stop them from destroying the
programs that working people rely on to pay for their egregious tax
breaks." Senator Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders: Our illustrious president said that Medicare for all "can't be afforded." Mr. President, it's your disastrous efforts to take health care away from millions of Americans that can't be afforded.
Everyone who knows me knows how much I think we need to be involved
in the political realm, as it ties in with everything else in existence.
Every decision is political in some way, from the point you are a tiny
clump of cells to long after our deaths, whether you like that thought
or not. Not voting or not being an active citizen is an abdication of
your responsibility to yourself, those you love, to our town, and to the
Republic.
Voting is a big part of civic participation, but knowing what
decisions are being made, and by what people, is just as important.
Being able to see what is spin and what is true is equally necessary in
the world today. It is not simple. Nothing in life worth doing is easy.
Now that we are in the digital age it is a little less complicated to
pull those threads together and make decisions based on what you are
able to find out. I’ve included several apps and sites below to help
with various parts of your civic responsibility. They focus mainly on
voting and tracking of elected national figures and national decision
making, but the bulk of your responsibility is not at the national
level. Your participation and votes make even more impact at the state
and local level.
To start you off , the first step is getting information for local
level civic engagement. The following are places to get information on a
hyper local level, Farmington.
The Town of Farmington has a newly designed website, which is mobile
friendly. That’s a big improvement over the old website, considering
most people access the online world via their phones. I’ve provided a
direct link for the town departments, town boards, and finally the town
clerk. The School Board information is bundled at the SAU 61 site, which
is mobile enabled as well.
Farmington provides access to official meetings on the Farmington
Community TV 26 channel. You can also view archived previous meetings
online. The Board of Selectmen, Budget Committee, Conservation
Commission, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Trustees of the Trust Fund,
and other meetings are available at the link below. The School Board
meetings and deliberative session archives can viewed at the FSDTV 25
YouTube channel.
If all of this seems daunting or overwhelming it should. None of us
was born with this knowledge or skill set. It all has to be learned,
honed, retooled, and refined. If you don’t already use these tools on a
regular basis the learning curve can be steep. That is all on you. Start
now. Ask questions. Go to board meetings or e-mail them when you feel
passionate about something. Most importantly don’t be afraid to be
disappointed, to fail, or to be wrong sometimes. That’s all of us at
some point. It’s going to happen. Often.
Citizen engagement and voter turn out are at abysmal lows, especially
when you compare them to the highs of the twentieth century. When the
United States of America started the only people who could participate
in society and had a vote were wealthy, white, male landowners. That’s
it. That’s the limited vision we had then. A very small group of people
deciding the fate of everyone, without representation.
By the time I was born, in the last half of the twentieth century,
many, long and hard fights had been waged pulling down barriers to
voting, expanding the ability to participate in government and granting
the right to vote to all women, every race, and even more young people.
Most of that happened in a single century, the time of a single person’s
life.
Please vote on November 6th. Please vote in every election. Please
come to each town meeting in March. Please come to each school
deliberative session. The people you are waiting for to bring forth new
ideas, to speak up, “clean up the downtown,” “fix things,” “change
boards,” or “vote them out,” are you.
Democracy Works Turbo Vote
TurboVote is an application that makes voting easy.We make it easy to register and request absentee ballots. We help you remember everything (about voting, at least).
* Find your representatives, see how they vote
* See what bills are coming up for a vote next
* Search for bills and votes you should know about
* Stay on top of floor activity, committee hearings
* Be notified of just about everything
Notes for those interested in permissions or analytics:
* The app makes phone calls only when you tap the "Call" button for a member of Congress.
* We collect anonymous app usage statistics by default. To opt out: from the main screen, tap the menu on the top right, tap Settings, then uncheck "Allow Analytics".
This app is proudly open source:
https://github.com/konklone/congress-android
Get clear, concise summaries of bills going through Congress, see what others think, then take action. Telling your reps how you feel is easier than ever with email and now video messages. Make your democracy more responsive!
Outvote is an app for getting your friends to vote. Outvote exists because your friends don't vote. Most of them want to, but they don't. They get busy. It's hard to make time. Friends that get reminders are twice as likely to vote. Outvote makes it easy to remind your friends to register and vote. https://www.outvote.io/
The Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. This site contains Congressional record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities
“It’s a line in the sand and what it says to our species is that this is
the moment and we must act now.This is the largest clarion bell from the
science community and I hope it mobilises people and dents the mood of
complacency.”
Debra Roberts, a co-chair of the
working group on impacts
From Rights & Democracy NH: We're hosting a meet up in Rochester to bring folks together to
build relationships around the issues we care about, drink delicious
beverages of your choice and order snacks if you'd like. We want to hear
about what concerns folks in the community and we'd also love to tell
you about our new house party initiative, as well as some of our other
statewide campaigns we'll be working on through the next legislative
session. Feel free to join us and bring a friend on Friday Oct 26th from
5-7pm at the Revolution TapRoom & Grill. Questions? Contact:
heather@radnh.org
I grew up in Manchester, NH. I want to know what you want to see from your representative in Concord. If you have a question as to where I stand on an issue, or if you have a concern, please send me an email at: Krasner4StateRep@gmail.com
When I go to Concord, I will work with anyone who has ideas on how to provide relief to the property tax payer, help end the opioid epidemic, and address the other real problems we all face. I will put my community’s needs FIRST.
Practical Solutions to Real Problems
Property Tax Relief
State Must Pay Its Fair Share
Help for Working Families
Addiction and Mental Health Services
Health Care
Education
Harvard University, BA 1969
Rutgers Law School, JD 1976
Work History
Maintenance, Brookshire Knitting Mills
5th Grade Teacher, Rochester, NH
Lawyer, 1976 - 2018
Krasner Law Office, 1978 -1980
Nute & Krasner, 1979 - 1982
Assistant Strafford County Attorney, 1978 - 1981
Attorney, 1978 - 1981
Krasner Law Office 1982 - 2017
Coolidge Law Firm, 2017 - present
Sylvia Arcouette: Hello, my name is Sylvia Arcouette. I am running for State Representative because I want to help make this wonderful State of New Hampshire more prosperous, and would like to create more opportunities for the families that live in Farmington. Our community is growing and I would like to help put it at the top of the list for quality education, successful business environment, and healthy recreational activities that support conservation and sustainability.
Who is Sylvia?
• 51 year resident of Farmington
• Wife, mother, grandmother, great
grandmother
• Retired parent/child mediation coordinator,
Strafford County Human Services
• Vice Chair, Farmington Budget Committee
• Vice President, Farmington Historical
Society
• Active member and past president,
Farmington Woman's Club
• Recovery Coach, Farmington Responds
What does Sylvia do?
My hobbies consist of quilting and embroidery and riding motorcycle with my husband Ronald. We have traveled cross country two times and will continue to do so for as long as our bodies will allow us.
What does Sylvia want?
• Supportive business environment.
• Quality education for our children.
• Increase family recreational opportunities.
• Support conservation and sustainability.
• End the opioid crisis in Farmington and
New Hampshire.
• Stay connected with the citizens of Farmington.
The Farmington Democrats believe that equality of opportunity can be achieved through community involvement, political action, and a shared vision of social justice.
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