MB Civic

By David Broder | Sunday, September 23, 2007 | The Washington Post

“Jackson Hole, Wyoming: More than anything else in a three-hour session, the story told by Jim Keane, a Montana state representative, stirred the interest of his colleagues from 13 legislatures, gathered here for a meeting of the Council of State Governments-West.

They were discussing citizen alienation from politics — especially the apathy of young people when it comes to voting or taking part in community affairs. Keane said he had found a solution to at least part of the problem: Challenge high school students to pass a bill….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092101952_pf.html