Your pet cause

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Is there an issue that you have quietly (or not so quietly) focused on that is not generally well known as an issue? Something that perhaps (for you) grew out of a local issue or a personal issue and that often colors your own judgement one way or another?

For instance: missing children, animal issues, small farms, DDT and other pesticides, hazardous disposal sites, etc.

Mine has been pets--overpopulation, cruelty, and measures to control the population. I get ill thinking about how cruel people can really be, and as a result, I often get murderous feelings toward those who have been cruel.

What's your pet cause? How would you like to enlighten others about some issue which isn't as well known, and perhaps even help others get involved in it?

[stellanoir]

1. LOL

My pet cause is and always has been saving planet. . .inclusive of all sentient beings.

Scroll down to edit 9.5 for better funnier read.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=245x13720

thanks for asking

[flying_wahini]

2. one of my pet cause is alternative energy

we have the technology to be producing "veggie" fuel and do so
many great things for the world......
reducing our dependence on oil, less pollution, helping farmers,
and on and on and on,,,,, I know you all know about it, so I won't get into it here,
but our world can't wait. It must be done now...
also water reclamation is a worthy national project and yet
you see very little about it..... shameful

[sui generis]

3. I have three big ones

and a bunch of little ones - I could write a thousand page essay on each of these.

1. Equal Rights for all Americans -

2. Pharmaceutical pricing regulation - has got to happen if you want your parents, yourselves and your children to live as long as possible without becoming homeless.

3. Credit Card companies need harshest possible regulation
Credit should be harder to get, not more expensive to get.

"Little" ones:

Dallas has commercial building height restrictions in the poorest areas of the city - which means no commercial development, and the ghetto and barrio will forever remain the ghetto and barrio.

Dallas has ridiculously inconsistent zoning laws: you can report real zoning issues until you are blue in the face, but if your dog is not on her leash between your front door and your car at the curb of your property they can write you a $1200 ticket for animal at large. If you put your bulk garbage out five days before the pickup instead of four, you can get a $250 ticket. These are people who are actually keeping the neighborhood clean who get punished.

If you don't have your garbage out 4 days before the pickup, they may tag your property as not requiring a pickup and then charge you for special pickup later. To order special pickup, you must sign the request 24 hours in advance during business hours at home, or they won't do the pickup, and you'll get another ticket.

I have gotten out of all of these tickets but the City Prosecutor, a Michelle Malkin type, is determined that she is going to hinge her career on successfully prosecuting pooper scooper cases, and has my number on speed dial. "Oh yes, we can give you a ticket for animal at large, even if the animal doesn't belong to you".

That recording got me out of a court date.

I hate stupidity in local government. That's my pet cause. People who do things just because it's the law without ever examining the intent of the law and applying discretionary enforcement. I absolutely despise authoritarianism in all its many forms, and especially when it's in your face via a petty beaurocrat.

[RoyGBiv]

4. DRM ...

My pet cause is digital rights management (DRM) and related copyright and patent law issues. This isn't exaclty one of those issues you never hear about, but, with a few very notable exceptions, it tends to run under the radar here.

[ctaylor1973]

5. Getting the Evacuees to vote

If we are to get some control back in Texas (or else where) we have to show people we are ready to take the issues to the mat.
Here in Texas we have people in and out of state who are just pissed off that people in New Orleans. We have to remind these people, get them involved, get them established, get them REGISTERED TO VOTE. I am not an organizer or planner. Just a guy who thinks that with the right campaign we can give the REP. a run for their money down here in Texas or in the whole of the south.

Here are the issues as I see them:

- if the storms had been a terrorist attack we would have been screwed. this was not 9-11 we had 4 weeks to prepare.

- the Reps. where prepared for the storm (they where setting up construction contracts for there buddies)

- it wasn't a matter or black or white in New Orleans it was a matter that the poor (uneducated, non-voting poor)where left to suffer.

I am willing to work very hard for this effort. Can anyone help me? We need to:

-get these people established as citizens of the state they are in so the REP. Party cannot block them at the voting booth in the 2008 elections.

-remind them of what the REP. party did for them in the first 24 - 72 hours after the storm.

- get other states in the south doing the same thing.

[Catchawave]

6. Raising the minimum wage

and getting this initiative on state ballots in 2006.

More info here:

http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/minimumwage/