National Voter articles from October 2007

National Voter archives from October 2007

Be inspired!(OUT FRONT)
October 1, 2007... As you read this issue of The National Voter, you may be saying, "So much work, so little time." Instead of despairing, I encourage you to be inspired! Consider that our foremothers probably said the same thing over the many long years they...

Greetings from M street!(NEWS FROM M STREET)
October 1, 2007... It's still summer 2007 as the Voter goes to press, but lots of activities related to Election 2008 are already underway on M Street. And, of course, we are and will be working on a large number of non-election projects and issues as well. ...

Membership/field support.(Membership Recruitment Initiative)
October 1, 2007... The first year of the Membership Recruitment Initiative, a first-of-its-kind partnership among all levels of League to increase grassroots membership, was a tremendous success. The five local Leagues selected to participate in the pilot...

Voter fraud?(BALLOT)
October 1, 2007... The attack came out of nowhere and it was devastating. When it was over, Democrat Harriet Miller had lost her rematch for a state house seat representing parts of Houston, TX, to incumbent Republican Tony Goolsby. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

The heat is on: climate Change and emerging policiescies.
October 1, 2007... Climate Change Defined We can think of the earth as comprised of four components: the atmosphere, the land masses, the ice-covered surfaces and the oceans. Each absorbs, retains and releases heat, and interacts with each other in complex...

There is no free lunch: but there are cost-effective solutions.(greenhouse gas emissions)
October 1, 2007... Both bottom up and top down studies indicate that there is substantial economic potential for the mitigation of global GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions over the coming decades, that could offset the projected growth of global emissions or reduce...

Border enforcement.(IMMIGRATION STUDY BRIEF # 3)
October 1, 2007... Brief History Border control received growing attention in the 1970s after the United States terminated the U.S.-Mexico bracero program and implemented per-country limits on legal immigration. The 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act...

Family Reunification and diversity Policies.(IMMIGRATION STUDY BRIEF # 4)
October 1, 2007... Family Reunification Policies U.S. immigration laws have always included provisions designating persons eligible or ineligible to enter the country based on the perceived common good. Originally, paupers, those engaged in immoral...

Hill Bulletin.(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2007... Having worked right up to the last minute before recessing in early August, Members of Congress returned in September to urgent "finished" and unfinished business. The work awaiting them includes some of our League priorities--election...

League matters: program Planning--A "Kettle of Eels".(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2007... At the 1920 Convention, when state League delegates adopted an unmanageable 69 issues for study and action, LWUS President Maud Wood Park called the program a "kettle of eels." Today's more orderly grassroots program planning evolved over the...

Council 2007: strengthening our leaders.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2007... On June 9-11, League leaders gathered in Washington, DC, for three days of invigorating give and take. Over meals, during breaks, and at informal as well as formal sessions, 122 leaders from 45 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin...

Education Fund.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2007... VOTER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) has produced and continues work on a number of voter outreach and education activities and products for use in state and local elections in 2007 as well as for...

Advocacy.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(League of Women Voters)
October 1, 2007... Leading up to the August recess, LWVUS President Mary Wilson, the LWVUS Advocacy staff and the Lobby Corps worked with the Congress on priorities set by the LWVUS Board. On the campaign finance reform front, Wilson submitted a statement in...

Presidential public financing 2008: make-or-break year.(SOUNDING OFF)
October 1, 2007... Big money is corrupting our political process. President Carter, President Reagan, President Clinton and both Presidents Bush each participated in the public financing system during their general election campaigns, and used it to win the...