Kidogo Kuashiria Hatari - Sera kwa Watu Machi 4, 2025

Nilipoanza kuandika mfululizo huu, nilikuahidi kuwa sitashtua alama isipokuwa inahitajika. Hapa tupo. Tuko karibu na wakati katika kalenda ya bunge ambao tunapaswa sote kujua unaitwa "kivukizo".

Hii Inamaanisha Nini: Kuna tarehe mbili muhimu zinazokuja ambazo zitajua ni sheria gani zilizopendekezwa zitakazoendelea kwenye mchakato na ni zipi zitakazoshindwa. Muswada wa Sera za Nyumba lazima uripotiwe kutoka kwa kamati ya mwisho ya rejea kabla ya Machi 14, 2025. Kufikia Machi 21, 2025, muswada zote za Fedha za Seneti/Bunge lazima zirejeshwe kwa Kamati za Maombi na Fedha/Njia na Njia ili ripoti ziweze kutoka.

Kwa Nini Hii Ni Muhimu: Mabunge yote yanatenda kama mchezo wa chess. Kama mchezo, vipande kila wakati vinahama, vinabadilisha mwelekeo, na wakati mwingine vinatolewa. Katika mfano huu, bila shaka, sheria zilizopendekezwa ni vipande vyote vinavyohama. Wabunge wetu wanapigania kwa niaba yetu — na ikiwa tunafurahi au hatufurahii mchezo huu: sisi sote tuko kwenye hatari isiyo sawa wakati mapendekezo haya yanapokuwa sheria mwishoni mwa msimu.

Unachoweza Kufanya: Bila kujali umri wako au sifa zako, unaweza kushiriki katika demokrasia. Jambo muhimu zaidi, wakati huu unapaswa kuandika kwa wabunge wako. Hata kama unaandika tu ili kujitambulisha, kueleza hadithi yako kama Mvermonter, na kusema ni mada zipi zinazokugusa moja kwa moja zaidi (makazi, mifumo ya chakula, kilimo, magereza, n.k.): sasa ni wakati wa kutumia sauti yako.

Ikiwa unataka muhtasari mfupi wa sheria zilizopendekezwa kutoka kwa kikao hiki ambazo zinaweza kuleta manufaa au kugusa maisha yako, tafadhali tembelea:

https://verypublicopenletters.blogspot.com/2025/01/policy-for-people-bi-weekly-roundup.html
https://verypublicopenletters.blogspot.com/2025/02/policy-for-people-february-10-2025.html

Kupata wabunge wako, tembelea: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/

Ili kutuma barua pepe, tafuta mbunge wako kwa kutumia kiungo hapo juu. Kila ukurasa wao unataja anwani ya barua pepe.

Ili kutuma barua kwa posta:

(NAME YA MBUNGE WAKO)

Vermont State House

115 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05633

Hii ni Sera kwa Watu.

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