AMAZING interview today with Ellen Kaplan of the Committee Of 70 in Philadelphia. Her organization has take the lead on creating and managing (and funding!) the Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition, working to prepare voters for election day.
Ellen was SO generous with her time - we talked for about 1 hr 45 minutes. She gave me tons of detail - it's really disturbing how the law - bad on its face - is being implemented. The state dept of PA is either inept, ill-motivated, or both.
I don't know how those people do this work without losing their minds, but I gather that there is a lot of camaraderie and enthusiasm shared amongst the ground teams, so I guess that makes it possible.
So much to do to get my VIVA page ready - feel bad every day that goes by because of raised expectations on the part of a number of family members, plus of course I want to help get the word out.
But better to have it like I want it before I publish. So stay tuned...
Ellen was SO generous with her time - we talked for about 1 hr 45 minutes. She gave me tons of detail - it's really disturbing how the law - bad on its face - is being implemented. The state dept of PA is either inept, ill-motivated, or both.
I don't know how those people do this work without losing their minds, but I gather that there is a lot of camaraderie and enthusiasm shared amongst the ground teams, so I guess that makes it possible.
So much to do to get my VIVA page ready - feel bad every day that goes by because of raised expectations on the part of a number of family members, plus of course I want to help get the word out.
But better to have it like I want it before I publish. So stay tuned...
