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After a long day, State Representative Rep Mark Wright suggested that the only purpose for all of those questions was to create sound bites for Twitter. Was he right? Watch and decide for yourself.
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The "Most Influential Voice"
Citizens for a New Louisiana has been called Louisiana's most influential voice. That wasn't by us, by the way. It's a name we were given by a politician who didn't like us very much. That phrase we borrowed also wasn't intended to be a compliment. It started with a word we don't generally include in the quote: "Unfortunately," the most influential voice is ... It was unfortunate because they couldn't lie to the public while we were around. Truth be told, they weren't really saying that I was influential. They were saying the knowledge we shared made YOU influential.
At its core, influence is nothing more than the application of knowledge. You are most influential when you are knowledgeable. However, not all knowledge is equal. Trusting someone else's opinion as if it were knowledge is dangerous. That's why I always tell you never completely trust anyone (including me). Warren Buffet said it this way: "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." That's why reading things for yourself is crucial: spot-checking the details and forming your own studied opinion.
Citizens for a New Louisiana gives you a layup. We provide everything you need to become more knowledgeable and, thereby, more influential. Our articles are thoroughly researched and sourced so that you can double-check our work. Our legislative scorecards (and others) contain information about what lawmakers support, bills they've authored or carried, who they vote like, and who they hang around. We didn't spend an enormous amount of time and resources to build scorecards to make us more influential - we did it to make YOU more influential.
The amount of effort it takes to pull everything together is immense. Helping you to grow your influence is worth it, though. That's why we're here. Remember, punditry is easy - data is hard. Nowhere but Citizens for a New Louisiana can you get fully vetted information backed up with source material that empowers you to arrive at accurate conclusions. We can't do this work alone, though. Please know that this work is only possible with additional resources and support from friends like you. We don't just think Louisiana is worth saving; we're doing our part to accomplish it, one little bit at a time. Are you on board? Here's your chance to prove it. Partner with our movement or chip in monthly so this critical work continues.