4 Steps to take Political Action:
1) Be informed. Do you know who are your governmental representatives? If not, find out: a) National http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page b) local: https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/
2) Understand the agenda, literally. Find out what is on the legislative agenda a) State: http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/2016-state-legislative-session-calendar.aspx b) Federal Senate: http://www.senate.gov/reference/Index/Calendars_schedules.htm c) Federal House: http://www.house.gov/legislative/
3) Vote. If those representatives do not represent your values, or you as a person, work on replacing them, by organising, raising awareness, and planning for the next election (hint: there are many voting opportunities before even the mid term election, school boards, local reps., budget referendums... etc. These are actually the most important for you).
4) Push your agenda. Write your reps from step 1) with issues from step 2) and don't forget step 3). Repeat.
