CONGRESSIONAL WATCH COMMITTEES

I like Nader's idea about forming progressive congressional watch committees in every congressional district. I think the model is that a thousand people pledge some monthly amount and a professional staff would be able to lead a powerful citizen group in each congressional district.

Similarly progressive Democrats would be advised to do the same thing, building congressional organizations with clout. Of course this doesn't mean third party and progressive democrats are in the same congressional groups but either group and others could apply the same model.

The Greens of Kansas for example could try to do the same thing. Of course the Democrats used to have political organizations with some clout that reached into every community and constituency. Any party that could establish a grassroots relationship with a thousand active citizens in each congressional district would be a force to be reckoned with and could get folks elected to other political offices if not the congress right away.

I will put some links on the page to the Nader-third party initiative.