9/18

Yesterday we had the volunteer appreciation party @ Forward Colorado, it was pretty exciting.lol. Everyone there was 50 + minus Danielle, Claire, Miranda, and I. We registered some of them to vote (one of the volunteers was from Puerto Rico and just got her citizenship) and we also registered people to get their mail-in-ballots. I signed up for one because this year the ballot is going to 8 pages long. Last night the girls taught me how to enter data onto the computer so after the party ended I did that for awhile. It was really fun being there late at night, we laughed a lot and I got to know Claire and Danielle a lot better.

hmmm ....

correct me if i'm wrong but i'm pretty sure that there is only 18 more days until mail-in-ballots go out in Colorado.

9/16

If you're bored you should go on these two websites. I have been hearing a lot of people saying that they are "unsure" on how they are going to vote in the senate race.

Mark Udall -http://www.markudall.com/.
Bob Shaffer - http://www.bobschafferforsenate.com/.

9/15

My feet are so sore. Anita Castro and I waited for two hours to see Obama, it was rough (we were in front of some INSANE people) but it was all worth it. Even though we didn't have tickets we were able to SEE Obama and we could hear his message loud and clear. Volunteering at Forward Colorado is not glamorous. For the past couple of days I've been phone banking. Basically I call 200 + people and ask them three simple questions ...

1.) will you be supporting Udall ?
2.) will you be supporting Obama ?
3.) will you be supporting Salazar ?

Usually I don't have people yell at me on the phone, on Saturday I did have someone call me a " n**** lover." I got so upset I just hung up. I wanted to say something rude but as a representative of the Democratic Party you are suppose to be the bigger person. I'm an intern there so I have more pressure put on me and I'm required to complete 10 hours of volunteering per week. It seems like a lot now but in a few weeks I'll be use to it. On Wed. I'll be canvassing for the first time with Claire = ) she's really nice and very intelligent. I love Forward Colorado because no men work there, only women. There are men volunteers but none that actually works there. You'd think they were be catty with each other but all of the women are very professional. We really need volunteers, so if anyone wants to get some volunteer hours for National Honor Society or something PLEASE go to 729 North Ave and phone bank or go canvassing. You don't have to be an intern like me, you can just volunteer for 2 hrs randomly.


We're having a volunteer appreciation party on Friday @ 6 pm. Some of you guys should come, it's pretty lame being the youngest volunteer/intern.lol.

Madison Model

The Madison Model of government was set place to protect the United States from tyranny. In Madison’s model of government the power is separated into three branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial. Madison believed it was essential to divide the power in order “to keep most of the government beyond their power.”
Under Madison’s model of government the people only voted for the House of Representatives. The senators and presidents were indirectly elected and judges were nominated by the president. Over the years the model of government for the United States has changed drastically. Now under the 17th Amendment Senators are elected directly from the popular majority.
Even though the model of government for the United States has changed over the years we can still see the Madison Model of government in our current government today. This is evident because today we still use check and balances which were established under the constitution to limit the power of the government and to maintain the status quo. The Madison model of government is also still apparent in the way the president is elected. Today we still use the same method, we use the Electoral College to elect the presidents which usually votes the same way as the majority in each state, and the president is elected indirectly the same as in the Madison Model.
One of the problems with having a similar government as the Madison model is that our government takes a long time to pass laws.

Obama in Gj

Rumor has it that Obama is coming to Grand Junction on Monday. I talked to the ladies at Forward Colorado and they didn't know anything about it.

First day

Today marked the first day I volunteered for the Democrats. It wasn't glamorous but it was fun. I made volunteer packets and I put signs together. They require that student volunteer at least 10 hours a week. On the 26th I am going to go to Denver to get "official" training. Should be exciting. The two women that are in charge there are hilarious, today they discussed who is more attractive John Salazar or Udall. They also have a dog, it stays in the back room .....

Volunteering

Today at 3:30 I am going to start volunteering at the Democratic center by Dairy Queen.