{"id":5533,"date":"2008-09-29T16:29:05","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T16:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2008-09-29T16:29:05","modified_gmt":"2008-09-29T16:29:05","slug":"an-effort-to-add-civic-questions-to-the-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterlevine.ws\/?p=5533","title":{"rendered":"an effort to add civic questions to the debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a message from the November Fifth Coalition<\/a> …<\/p>\n

WE ARE ALL THE CHANGE WE NEED!<\/p>\n

There has been a lot of talk this presidential election about “who makes change?” — John McCain or Barack Obama. We need to change this conversation. It’s sometimes easier to pretend we are spectators. But we all need to be involved if we are to see the changes we need.<\/p>\n

The Second Presidential Debate on October 7th offers the opportunity to make this point and help change the focus from “them” making change to “all of us” making change. The debate has a “Town Hall Format” with opportunities for electronic questions, already open. We encourage citizens of all views and persuasions to query both candidates through email on some version of these questions, using an issue you are passionate about (e.g. the economy, health, global warming, education, poverty):<\/p>\n