Political activism. . .

Samuel and I made our first tentative steps into the world of political activism this afternoon.

I had taken on the responsibility of presenting a Minute from last Sunday's Meeting for Worship with attention to Business in the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting this afternoon. I carefully printed up thirty copies of the Minute Friends approved. Samuel and I dressed up, and we "rushed" down there after picking him up from his dad's. We parked at the Naval Academy Stadium and caught the shuttle into town, since parking tends to be limited closer in. We made it in time to sign in on the witness roster, and handed the copies over to the secretary. Then we waitied and waited and waited.

The hearing was delayed from 1:00 to 1:30, because morning sessions ran over. Then the sponsor of our bill was tied up in another committee, so her bills couldn't be heard until they finished her first bill in that committee. By the time she got back to Judiciary, and we got around to "our" bill, it was 4:00, and Samuel and I had to leave to make it home in time for my students. A F/friend ended up presenting our Minute at 5:10 pm.

Samuel reports his learning for the day as, "Senate committee meetings are as boring as (school) board/bored meetings." At least the architecture was worth it.