where to political volunteer for a teenager?

[XBoxBoy]

If it was my son or daughter, I’d suggest they go volunteer for a cause or movement rather than a candidate. There are lots of groups that work for local issues. Just off the top of my head; in CA is the surfrider foundation. All over there’s Habitat for Humanity. When I was a teen I volunteered at the National Zoo. (in washington dc) Charities and social services groups are always looking for volunteers. Personally I think it would be a way more meaningful experience than working for some politician trying to get elected.

[Shadowfax]

I would also recommend a cause over a candidate.
moveon.org and other political groups have resources where you can either locate a cause or candidates that campaign for specific issues.
Others’ suggestions for HH and Sierra Club and Surfrider are also good ones.

That being said, my other recommendation would be to suggest the child help with the campaign of some VERY local candidates–your local school board. Your kid will know immediately where each candidate stands on issues close to their world of experience. The kid will be able to speak to the topics at hand immediately and know whether the candidate has students’ best interests at heart.

Best of luck. I think it’s great that you are encouraging civil participation at this age–there are so many jaded teenagers who don’t get involved. It’s great that you are fostering their participation.

[Shadowfax]

I would also recommend a cause over a candidate.
moveon.org and other political groups have resources where you can either locate a cause or candidates that campaign for specific issues.
Others’ suggestions for HH and Sierra Club and Surfrider are also good ones.

That being said, my other recommendation would be to suggest the child help with the campaign of some VERY local candidates–your local school board. Your kid will know immediately where each candidate stands on issues close to their world of experience. The kid will be able to speak to the topics at hand immediately and know whether the candidate has students’ best interests at heart.

Best of luck. I think it’s great that you are encouraging civil participation at this age–there are so many jaded teenagers who don’t get involved. It’s great that you are fostering their participation.

[Shadowfax]

I would also recommend a cause over a candidate.
moveon.org and other political groups have resources where you can either locate a cause or candidates that campaign for specific issues.
Others’ suggestions for HH and Sierra Club and Surfrider are also good ones.

That being said, my other recommendation would be to suggest the child help with the campaign of some VERY local candidates–your local school board. Your kid will know immediately where each candidate stands on issues close to their world of experience. The kid will be able to speak to the topics at hand immediately and know whether the candidate has students’ best interests at heart.

Best of luck. I think it’s great that you are encouraging civil participation at this age–there are so many jaded teenagers who don’t get involved. It’s great that you are fostering their participation.

[Shadowfax]

I would also recommend a cause over a candidate.
moveon.org and other political groups have resources where you can either locate a cause or candidates that campaign for specific issues.
Others’ suggestions for HH and Sierra Club and Surfrider are also good ones.

That being said, my other recommendation would be to suggest the child help with the campaign of some VERY local candidates–your local school board. Your kid will know immediately where each candidate stands on issues close to their world of experience. The kid will be able to speak to the topics at hand immediately and know whether the candidate has students’ best interests at heart.

Best of luck. I think it’s great that you are encouraging civil participation at this age–there are so many jaded teenagers who don’t get involved. It’s great that you are fostering their participation.

[Shadowfax]

I would also recommend a cause over a candidate.
moveon.org and other political groups have resources where you can either locate a cause or candidates that campaign for specific issues.
Others’ suggestions for HH and Sierra Club and Surfrider are also good ones.

That being said, my other recommendation would be to suggest the child help with the campaign of some VERY local candidates–your local school board. Your kid will know immediately where each candidate stands on issues close to their world of experience. The kid will be able to speak to the topics at hand immediately and know whether the candidate has students’ best interests at heart.

Best of luck. I think it’s great that you are encouraging civil participation at this age–there are so many jaded teenagers who don’t get involved. It’s great that you are fostering their participation.

[patb]

[quote=meadandale][quote=patb][quote=meadandale][quote=BigGovernmentIsGood][quote=martink110]well thanks for the replies… only Grayson I can find is running for Florida HOR and grijalva is Arizona.[/quote]

Grayson is a hero to democracy-lovers everywhere. He is one of the few Congresscritters who was willing to stand up to the powerful banking industry. Now, the Big Banks and other special interests are pouring tons of money into his opponent’s campaign fund in an attempt to defeat Grayson.

Hopefully the good people of Florida will see his opponent for the bank pawn that he is and re-elect The American Hero Grayson.[/quote]

Grayson is scumbag and an ass and a prime example of what is wrong in politics in Washington. If he gets re-elected the voters in his district deserve what they get.[/quote]

Now here is the best reference a guy like Grayson
would want.

Grayson has been leading the fight against
Corporate money in elections, and, that’s got
NewsCorp really riled up.[/quote]

I love how you infer that I’m somehow connected to either corporate money or newscorp.

Careful, your partisan slip is showing…[/quote]

BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B

[patb]

[quote=meadandale][quote=patb][quote=meadandale][quote=BigGovernmentIsGood][quote=martink110]well thanks for the replies… only Grayson I can find is running for Florida HOR and grijalva is Arizona.[/quote]

Grayson is a hero to democracy-lovers everywhere. He is one of the few Congresscritters who was willing to stand up to the powerful banking industry. Now, the Big Banks and other special interests are pouring tons of money into his opponent’s campaign fund in an attempt to defeat Grayson.

Hopefully the good people of Florida will see his opponent for the bank pawn that he is and re-elect The American Hero Grayson.[/quote]

Grayson is scumbag and an ass and a prime example of what is wrong in politics in Washington. If he gets re-elected the voters in his district deserve what they get.[/quote]

Now here is the best reference a guy like Grayson
would want.

Grayson has been leading the fight against
Corporate money in elections, and, that’s got
NewsCorp really riled up.[/quote]

I love how you infer that I’m somehow connected to either corporate money or newscorp.

Careful, your partisan slip is showing…[/quote]

BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B

[patb]

[quote=meadandale][quote=patb][quote=meadandale][quote=BigGovernmentIsGood][quote=martink110]well thanks for the replies… only Grayson I can find is running for Florida HOR and grijalva is Arizona.[/quote]

Grayson is a hero to democracy-lovers everywhere. He is one of the few Congresscritters who was willing to stand up to the powerful banking industry. Now, the Big Banks and other special interests are pouring tons of money into his opponent’s campaign fund in an attempt to defeat Grayson.

Hopefully the good people of Florida will see his opponent for the bank pawn that he is and re-elect The American Hero Grayson.[/quote]

Grayson is scumbag and an ass and a prime example of what is wrong in politics in Washington. If he gets re-elected the voters in his district deserve what they get.[/quote]

Now here is the best reference a guy like Grayson
would want.

Grayson has been leading the fight against
Corporate money in elections, and, that’s got
NewsCorp really riled up.[/quote]

I love how you infer that I’m somehow connected to either corporate money or newscorp.

Careful, your partisan slip is showing…[/quote]

BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B

[patb]

[quote=meadandale][quote=patb][quote=meadandale][quote=BigGovernmentIsGood][quote=martink110]well thanks for the replies… only Grayson I can find is running for Florida HOR and grijalva is Arizona.[/quote]

Grayson is a hero to democracy-lovers everywhere. He is one of the few Congresscritters who was willing to stand up to the powerful banking industry. Now, the Big Banks and other special interests are pouring tons of money into his opponent’s campaign fund in an attempt to defeat Grayson.

Hopefully the good people of Florida will see his opponent for the bank pawn that he is and re-elect The American Hero Grayson.[/quote]

Grayson is scumbag and an ass and a prime example of what is wrong in politics in Washington. If he gets re-elected the voters in his district deserve what they get.[/quote]

Now here is the best reference a guy like Grayson
would want.

Grayson has been leading the fight against
Corporate money in elections, and, that’s got
NewsCorp really riled up.[/quote]

I love how you infer that I’m somehow connected to either corporate money or newscorp.

Careful, your partisan slip is showing…[/quote]

BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B

[patb]

[quote=meadandale][quote=patb][quote=meadandale][quote=BigGovernmentIsGood][quote=martink110]well thanks for the replies… only Grayson I can find is running for Florida HOR and grijalva is Arizona.[/quote]

Grayson is a hero to democracy-lovers everywhere. He is one of the few Congresscritters who was willing to stand up to the powerful banking industry. Now, the Big Banks and other special interests are pouring tons of money into his opponent’s campaign fund in an attempt to defeat Grayson.

Hopefully the good people of Florida will see his opponent for the bank pawn that he is and re-elect The American Hero Grayson.[/quote]

Grayson is scumbag and an ass and a prime example of what is wrong in politics in Washington. If he gets re-elected the voters in his district deserve what they get.[/quote]

Now here is the best reference a guy like Grayson
would want.

Grayson has been leading the fight against
Corporate money in elections, and, that’s got
NewsCorp really riled up.[/quote]

I love how you infer that I’m somehow connected to either corporate money or newscorp.

Careful, your partisan slip is showing…[/quote]

BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B

[meadandale]

[quote=patb]
BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B[/quote]

yes

no

no

rarely

frequently

Your point?

Should I assume that you carry water for the Democrats in all instances rather than giving you the benefit of the doubt that you have your own opinions?

[meadandale]

[quote=patb]
BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B[/quote]

yes

no

no

rarely

frequently

Your point?

Should I assume that you carry water for the Democrats in all instances rather than giving you the benefit of the doubt that you have your own opinions?

[meadandale]

[quote=patb]
BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B[/quote]

yes

no

no

rarely

frequently

Your point?

Should I assume that you carry water for the Democrats in all instances rather than giving you the benefit of the doubt that you have your own opinions?

[meadandale]

[quote=patb]
BG

Do you watch foxnews?

Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?

Do you read Lew Rockwell?

Are you are reader of NRO?

Do you vote republican?

Pat B[/quote]

yes

no

no

rarely

frequently

Your point?

Should I assume that you carry water for the Democrats in all instances rather than giving you the benefit of the doubt that you have your own opinions?

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