Not too cold to stop discriminatory legislation:

.@AlexDiLalla and @louismduke say @MyNCSenate takes up bill to legalize discrimination. http://t.co/Be4GmEnnPv #NCPOL #marriageequality.

— Politics NC (@PoliticsNC) February 24, 2015

Morally bankrupt and legally unsound:

The NCGA laser-focused on jobs and the economy:

HB 60 would prevent passing unless car being passed is traveling less than 1/2 of posted speed limit. #NCPOL #NCGA http://t.co/vT7g73j3U1

— Kevin Bunn (@KevinBunnLaw) February 10, 2015

Um, what? Seriously, what? So, if you're in a 55 mph zone, and the car in in front of you is going 30, you're stuck there. *sigh*

There's always one in every group:

Ex-teacher says lawmakers' targeting pay raises to young educators 'brilliant'; upset veterans being myoptic #ncpol http://t.co/nKlIFJ5etO

— newsobserver.com (@newsobserver) January 27, 2015

Right, because giving the shaft to people who have already dedicated half their working years to a job and aren't likely to quit is such great management. Hopefully pursuing a Master's in English Literature will help this essayist better understand the definition of injustice. p.s. N&O, the word is "myopic."

Political bloggers got a pat on the back today from an elected official. (I'm not going to share their name.)

Advocacy no longer works the way it once did, where a group would ignore the elected officials already committed to their cause and those already adamantly against that cause, and focus on trying to persuade those officials who were on the fence. That doesn't work any more.
Our political parties have a 'brand,' a platform they are known to support. And they are hardened in their stance on issues. Interest groups can't reach them. Who can? The people who put them into office.

The best way to put pressure on elected official is to let their constituents know what is going on. Bloggers who attend meetings and write on what they see and hear can make a big impact on individual voters. It is the voters who will reach their representative and influence the vote.

Continue blogging. Attend those meetings and keep writing. It does make an impact.

The RWNJ Twits (who think they swung the Tillis/Hagan race) are going after Boehner:

http://t.co/HdCH6VbsX8 60% of GOP voters want Boehner out. It's a safe bet your constituents are among them. #FireBoehner @HouseGOP #ncpol

— Don't blathe me Bro (@Leslie_H20) January 6, 2015

And when they fail, they'll blame it on Obama, of course.