How to Blog with Bill Numbers, and Why YOU Should Care.

As you can see from my diary list, I don't write too often. I don't have the time (time=money for freelancers). This diary exists because we are all lobbyists, we are all constituents, we are all activists, and we all have some sway with our congress critters.

If you are writing about legislation, you NEED to blog with bill numbers.

Why do Bill Numbers Matter?

Bill numbers are progressive. Bill numbers allow for accountability, oversight and openness. Bill numbers can serve two important functions here on the Orange Blog.

1-Track discussion: You can search all diaries about a bill. This will matter years from now when we are renewing old legislation like No Child Left Behind or CAN-SPAM.

2-Coordinate responses: You can call a congressperson and refer to a specific piece of legislation by number. This makes you harder to ignore and makes life on the staffers easier. We can discuss specific bills, and coordinate a community-wide approach to addressing legislative issues.

So, tag your diary and list that H.R., S. etc. for the world to see!

After the flip: What is a Bill Number, How to use them, Where to find them, etc.

First, I apologize for the dry language. I have been analyzing case studies all weekend. What I have tried to put together is a basic framework for effective protest techniques against ABC/Disney. I hope it will be of some use to the DailyKos community. Second, I apologize for adding to the flood of diaries on this subject. A lot has been written already.

Now that ABC has done their dirty, dirty little deed, it is time for a rational campaign to let them know that they have done wrong. I propose a set of actions based mainly around economic impact, since that seems to be all large corporations care about. The key here isn't angry protest, since our dear mainstream media tends to ignore people chanting with signs, even in very large groups. The key is using economic and regulatory tools to impact ABC/Disney quickly, harshly, and expensively.

Let me relate to you a story. I commute via subway several times a week. I see the whole of Washington D.C. on the train...Everybody, from senior congressional staffers to construction workers, to career civil servants, who will forever move the same paperwork they always have, and keep the government running for us.