Local office positions are incredibly important, and I think a lot of people overlook that importance.
Just this morning, I saw a post about how some Texas county was going to implement an abortion “travel ban” but Amarillo’s city council was not going to (https://beehaw.org/post/9016863).
They are both in Texas, they are both governed by the same state laws, but just having a different city council made a significant difference.
This is why every time there’s an election, I never skip the local election portion, it might make an even bigger difference in my day to day than my district representative (this is doubly so for school board positions if you have kids).
All this to say that if you have the mental bandwidth, energy, and time, to hold a local office position, you can absolutely make a huge difference.
Thanks. I have the time. Energy and mental bandwidth are low, but I feel like I have a social network that would help compensate for that. I’ve tried to meet with all my local reps, such as city council members and boards, and I’m on a couple committees already. Like your example regarding Texas, I certainly see it as harm reduction and worthwhile. Ideally, we’d have a completely different system, but there are lots of us who are somewhat forced to exist in this one.
Local office positions are incredibly important, and I think a lot of people overlook that importance.
Just this morning, I saw a post about how some Texas county was going to implement an abortion “travel ban” but Amarillo’s city council was not going to (https://beehaw.org/post/9016863).
They are both in Texas, they are both governed by the same state laws, but just having a different city council made a significant difference.
This is why every time there’s an election, I never skip the local election portion, it might make an even bigger difference in my day to day than my district representative (this is doubly so for school board positions if you have kids).
All this to say that if you have the mental bandwidth, energy, and time, to hold a local office position, you can absolutely make a huge difference.
Thanks. I have the time. Energy and mental bandwidth are low, but I feel like I have a social network that would help compensate for that. I’ve tried to meet with all my local reps, such as city council members and boards, and I’m on a couple committees already. Like your example regarding Texas, I certainly see it as harm reduction and worthwhile. Ideally, we’d have a completely different system, but there are lots of us who are somewhat forced to exist in this one.