Tell Barack. A simple idea. When Barack Obama is sworn in as President of the United States on January 20, 2009 he has a big job ahead of him. He needs our help.
We need to tell him what we want him to do. Barack Obama would be the first one to tell us that he works for us - the citizens of the United States. And it is our job to take time to let him know what we him to do.
Why is this important?
It is not just our RIGHT to tell our leaders what we want them to do, it is our DUTY. To a certain degree Americans want to lay back and let someone else do the work - and then complain about it when it doesn't turn out the way we want.
Are we just lazy? Maybe. But we are also trusting. Trusting that the people we put into office will do the right thing. If we haven't learned anything in the past 8 years of the Bush administration, it is clear that they are not to be trusted.
We have created a web site called Tell Barack at http://tellbarack.org. It provides a forum for people to "Tell Barack" what they want him to do. But the second - and maybe more important goal - is to give everyone the chance to get involved to change America.
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