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One of my favorite "public good" websites is in the UK and called "theyworkforyou.com" The workflow is that you punch in your postcode and get a list of all th
by alexc05 10y ago
One of my favorite "public good" websites is in the UK and called "theyworkforyou.com"
The workflow is that you punch in your postcode and get a list of all the people who represent you. From house, senate, european parlaiment.
You can then fill in a form and send a "constituent letter" to all the correct people for whom your opinion should have an impact.
After a reasonable wiating period, a survey comes to your email asking if they replied and some other questions.
Those "roll up" into a report on the member's responsiveness to their constituents.
Of the times I used it when I lived there, I always got responsiveness and only once was the response rude / unsatisfactory. (a member of european parlaiment was a total dismissive jerk)
Anyways - as far as ideas go, I think that would be a useful "start" - I also think there was more they could do to improve that further.
- smileysteve 10y agoCheck out the "Congress" app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sunlightlabs.android.congress https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sunlightla...
- alexc05 10y agoThat's really great - though I do think a web page is more inclusive. Additionally the phone-call aspect is something really cool which I hadn't thought of, but I believe the form would allow a letter to be posted directly to multiple representatives. The return address would clearly indicate "I live in your constituency" while a phone call might not have that same impact. I think there's also room to improve on the formula of TWFY like allowing an option for users to post their letters "openly" and allowing them to upload photos of the responses. Though open-source on the congress APP makes it a really exceptionally cool foundation.
- DrScump 10y agoCheck out https://whoaremyrepresentatives.org https://whoaremyrepresentatives.org