I launched Civics Online Resource
Community (CORC) in 2018, a website that “reintroduces visitors to the power of Civics so that
citizens can better understand their rights and duties of citizenship to become
more informed about how government work, more encouraged to get involved in the
community, and vote like their life depends on it. You relearn the tenets of
citizenship, put them into action, and share what you learn with fellow
citizens.”
“Civics is a subject understudied in junior
high and high school, which translates into how underappreciated it is in
society today. Understanding Civics is essential to understanding that as
citizens, we have a duty to know what is happening in government and be
vigilant in knowing how governmental agencies and departments are managed,
regardless of the political party in power.
The framers’ belief in self-government is
shown in the first three words of the United States Constitution, "We the
people." C.O.R.C. is an online community of civic-minded citizens
committed to understanding how government work and holding government
accountable when it is not working as it should; citizens who vote as an act of
duty; and citizens serving the community.”
Contents include subjects regarding:
Political Parties
How a Bill Becomes Law
Filibuster and Nuclear Option
Principles of The Constitution
The Election Process
Platforms and Planks
State Government
Commonwealth vs State
Local Government
United States Territories
The Bill of Rights
Constitutional Amendments on Voting Rights
Meaning of Lady Justice
No matter what your political leaning is,
as citizen, you have a duty to know how government work and to hold government
accountable when it is not functioning in ways that best serve, we the
people.
“It is my belief that once citizens have a
clear understanding of Civics and how government work, they will know which
party or candidate is or will be instrumental in making sure government work as
citizens expect it to work, and which candidate or party will be dogged in
making sure government work for ALL citizens.”
“Let us not seek the Republican
answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix
blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John
F. Kennedy, 35th President of The United States
“I hope to impress upon visitors to this
site that because government is the people, for the people, and by the
people, as citizens we have a duty to make sure our constitutional rights are
not trampled on, not bargained away or redefined under the guise of other
legislation, no matter whether government is local, federal, or state and no
matter which political party is in power. That takes understanding how all of
government work, and once you know, you will be able to spot when governmental
agencies and departments are not working as they should.
“We have hundreds of governmental agencies and departments that function to serve we the people, and Congress is charged with oversight of them. The Department of Transportation function is to ensure our roads, bridges, and tunnels are safe to travel on. The Environmental Protection Agency is charged with making sure our air is safe to breathe and water, clean to drink. The Food and Drug Administration regulate the following industries: prescription and over the counter drugs, food, cosmetics, medical devices, animal and veterinary, tobacco products, radiation emitting products, vaccines, blood, and biologics.
“Government is guided by principles of the U.S. Constitution and not ran like a corporation. There is a total of 535 members of the U.S. Congress that make all federal laws and by the time a bill reaches the President's desk for his or her signature or veto, at least 51 members of the Senate and 218 members of the House of Representatives had to agree to it. That is not how a corporation is managed.”
Many citizens are committed to active citizenship and they vote in every election. They see their right to vote as their duty as citizen to do so, and see serving the community as a moral duty as citizen. I hope those who haven’t made a commitment to active citizenship will be inspired by what they learn from this site and do so.
