Blame Global Warming, George Bush, Nancy Pelosi or whomever, I’ve been in a blogging drought the last several weeks.
Mostly its because I started a new job, a new website and several new projects which I hope will lead to either riches, world domination, or both.
I need to write about why I changed by position on the Iraq war, and why I should have been against it all along. I’ve got to debunk neo-prohibitionist nonsense that is floating around the Gold Dome in response to SR26 Which would legalize sunday beer & wine sales. I’ve got to start figuring out which white house hopeful I want to support.
I need to learn to not need sleep.
Jason Pye and I have launched a new blog, Georgia Legislative Watch. Here is the press release we are sending out:
Two bloggers from the Metro Atlanta area have created a non-partisan citizen watchdog site called Georgia Legislative Watch.
With over a thousand bills introduced in the last session, its hard for the average citizen to keep track of what is going on in the General Assembly. Georgia Legislative Watch will harness the power of the Internet to provide competing analysis of pending legislation.
“The purpose of the site is to encourage people to get involved in the legislative process and engage other individuals in what is going on in state government,” said Jason Pye, one of two co-founders of Georgia Legislative Watch.
The site, with a layout similar to a blog, will post new legislation when it is introduced. Site visitors will be able to add their thoughts, opinion and analysis for each bill. Legislation will also be viewable by issue, allowing visitors to view only the bills that interest them.
Chris Farris, an Internet Professional and co-founder of Georgia Legislative Watch, highlights the collaborative nature of the site. “From wikipedia, to OpenSource Software, to Google the power of large numbers of people contributing their knowledge creates value for everyone. We hope that by providing a place where Georgians can express their opinions about pending legislation, we can provide a valuable service and help the General Assembly create better legislation”, he said.
Legislators from both sides of the aisle are encouraged to register and post about their own bills. Georgia Legislative Watch will highlight the comments from sponsors and co-sponsors of bills.
I’ve got a process which will upload new legislation each night, and Jason has promised to post vote schedules and legislator newsletters. Check it out.
So I’ve separated Exercise of Vital Powers from my LJ, and got a neato little plugin to cross post to my LJ. This will allow me to do some things with wordpress I’ve been wanting to do.
