Responsible Citizenship Part II - MissouriBecause America is a self-governing nation, the course America takes depends on the action or inaction of each one of us. James Madison had this to say: "We have staked the whole future of the American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it, we have staked the future of all our political institutions on the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments." Governments are ordained institutions of God. God governs the world by two institutions -- civil government and the Church. As a citizen of this country, each of us has a civil responsibility to become involved in our government. As people of faith, each of us also has a responsibility to God, our families and our society to influence our nation for good. Alexis de Tocqueville once noted: "America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." When people of faith fail to fulfill their civil responsibilities,
there will be consequences: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTPRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20500.Switchboard: 202-456-1414. Comment Line: 202-456-1111. E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov MISSOURI U. S. SENATORSCHRISTOPHER BOND (R)202-224-5721Fax 202-224-8149 JOHN ASHCROFT (R)202-224-6154Fax 202-228-0998 Combined District Offices for Sens. Bond & Ashcroft:Kansas City 816-471-7141 Fax 816-471-7338Jefferson City 573-634-2488 Fax 573-634-6005 St. Louis 314-725-4484 Fax 314-725-7268 Springfield 417-881-7068 Fax 417-881-8532 Cape Girardeau 573-334-7044 Fax 573-334-7352 TO WRITE: The Honorable (first & last name): U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510. TO CALL: Senate Switchboard - 202-224-3121 TERMS EXPIRE: Bond - 2004 Ashcroft - 2000 MISSOURI U.S. REPRESENTATIVESDISTRICT 1: WILLIAM L. CLAY (D)Washington 202-225-2406 Fax 202-225-1725St. Louis 314-839-9148 Fax 314-367-1341 DISTRICT 2: JAMES M TALENT (R)Washington 202-225-2561 Fax 202-225-2563St. Charles 314-949-6826 Fax 314-949-3832 DISTRICT 3: RICHARD A GEPHARDT (D)Washington 202-225-2671 Fax 202-225-7542St. Louis 314-894-3400 Fax 314-937-8098 DISTRICT 4: IKE SKELTON (D)Washington 202-225-2876 Fax 202-225-2695Blue Springs 816-228-4242 Fax 816-228-4814 Jefferson City 573-635-3499 Fax 573-635-8545 DISTRICT 5: KAREN MC CARTHY (D)Washington 202-225-4535 Fax 202-225-4403Kansas City 816-842-4545 Fax 816-471-5215 DISTRICT 6: PAT DANNER (D)Washington 202-225-7041 Fax 202-225-8221Kansas City 816-455-2256 Fax 816-455-2153 St. Joseph 816-233-9818 Fax 816-233-9848 DISTRICT 7: ROY BLUNT (R)Washington 202-225-6536 Fax 202-225-5604Springfield 417-889-1800 Fax 417-889-4915 DISTRICT 8: JO ANN EMERSON (I)Washington 202-225-4404 Fax 202-226-0326Cape Girardeau 573-335-0101 Fax 573-335-1931 DISTRICT 9: KENNY HULSHOF (R)Washington 202-225-2956 Fax 202-225-5712Columbia 573-449-5111 Fax 573-449-5312 TO WRITE: The Honorable (first & last name); U.S. House of Representatives; Washington, D.C. 20515 TO CALL: House Switchboard - 202-224-3121 TERMS EXPIRE: 2000 IMPORTANT WEB SITE:www.congress.orgCongressional mail and email addresses; Write your elected officials via email/letter; Track legislation; Congressional scorecard; and more. MISSOURI STATE GOVERNMENTGOVERNOR MEL CARNAHAN (D)216 State Capitol; Jefferson City, 65102. 573-751-3222MISSOURI STATE SENATORSTO WRITE:The Honorable (first & last name); State Capitol; J efferson City, 65101 TO CALL: Switchboard - 573-751-2000 SENATE BILL INFORMATION: 1-800-877-5982 SENATE HOME PAGE: www.senate.state.mo.us TERMS EXPIRE: Even districts -2002 Odd districts -2000 MISSOURI STATE REPRESENTATIVESTo Write:he Honorable (first & last name); State Capitol; Jefferson City, 65101 TO CALL: Switchboard - 573-751-2000 HOUSE BILL INFORMATION: 1-800-751-3659 HOUSE HOME PAGE: www.house.state.mo.us TERMS EXPIRE: 2000 HOUSE & SENATE IN SESSION: Jan. 6 - May 14, 1999 |