It's Time to go to the Floor...

So it is day 3 of my internship and I have been busy since day one. Although I was not in a committee meeting this morning, I forgot that the Senate meets on the floor today. Despite the fact that the day was windy, it was beginning to look like spring. It took me a million years to actually get in the State Capitol because every child between the ages of 7-14 years old was here. Once I got to the office, I immediately had to start working on research for four bills that will go to the floor next week. It’s a lot of pressure because I have to pay close attention to facts and details. It’s almost like I am a lawyer and have to plead my case to the senators in my committee. In researching these bills, it really make me mindful of our local government. If you were to see a few of these bills, you would think that some of these bills are personal wants, but not the general need. So I urge my followers to get acquainted with local government. Everything that is done in this Capitol Building will be public record sooner or later, so it is not against the law to get copies of bills to be knowledgeable of your local government. I did however get to listen in on a redistricting meeting today to basically divvy up the districts in Oklahoma after the Census last year. Very interesting-that’s all I can say. Anyways, the importance of today’s blog is to once again raise awareness on local government. My new slogan shall be,” Read to stay in the know, so you can vote on who run’s Oklahoma’s show..” Till next time….