{"id":584,"date":"2020-08-20T17:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T17:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwo.fdh.mybluehost.me\/IVCIL\/?p=584"},"modified":"2020-09-08T21:04:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T21:04:14","slug":"the-legislative-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivcil.com\/the-legislative-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legislative System"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Understanding the Legislative System<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This page shows the legislation system that we advocate with, and would like you to assist in advocating along with us. Every voice counts. The offices of the Legislators will probably take your name, possibly your address and phone number. They may not write down everything, but make sure you state how you want the Legislator to vote, because this is what they keep track of. Each person that calls, counts as a certain number of the public to them, so you are representing more than yourself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ivcil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3_branches_of_Government_1.jpg?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ivcil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/3_branches_of_Government_1.jpg?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Let your voice be heard! <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/agencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to contact Elected Officials<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for the Illinois General Assembly<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page shows the legislation system that we advocate with, and would like you to assist in advocating along with us. Every voice counts. The offices of the Legislators will probably take your name, possibly your address and phone number. They may not write down everything, but make sure you state how you want the Legislator to vote, because this is what they keep track of. 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