HEC - Jesse Kharbanda

Free and fair voting is an opportunity we have in this country that billions around the world are denied. And voting, for all the grumbling we do  about it, truly matters: In Indiana’s legislative elections, for example, winners have won by a dozen votes—yes, that’s right, 12 votes. When it
comes to issues such as the environment, the outcome can make a huge difference.

Don’t let the opportunity pass to make an impact in the November 2, 2010 elections. Here’s what you can do:

1. Make sure you’re registered to vote. You can conveniently check at  www.indianavoters.in.gov.
2. Find out about the General Assembly candidates in your legislative district. You can get their contact details from the “Get Involved-Speak Out” section of www.hecweb.org. Before reaching these candidates, read our tips on “Establishing a Working Relationship with Public Officials.”
3. When you connect with your legislator, share your concerns about the environment as specifically as you can. Communicate those concerns by e-mail, so that you can have an ongoing dialogue and have documentation if the legislator abruptly shifts position once elected.
4. Ask questions that reveal the candidate’s commitment to making change in our state. Here are some examples:

Accepting imperfect humanness, we struggle to let go of deep-seated rituals. At the grocery, we instinctively reach for expedient sources of food because life’s too busy to cook. Given we’re a malleable bunch, Americans have become reliant on Big Food for our meals. Consequently, we’ve morphed into an aggressive species due to these deviant food-like substances.

For this opulence, we’ve made a somber mind/body tradeoff. Before Fat Cats created the ethically malnourished Industrial Revolution, American  communities bartered, shared, and canned fresh food, and constructed supportive, peaceful communities. Sustenance centered on local family farms bursting with sun-blessed produce, dairy operations,beehives, and livestock fed the preordained celestial menu designed by the generous Universe. Eating food shipped from a source 2,000 miles away was unthinkable.