Ya know, I REALLY respect people what puts their money where their mouth is (hmmm... another old saying.) It's one thing to talk about how terrible things are, but a totally different thing to get to work and try to change them. They's folks that "talks the talk" but don't "walk the walk." "Talk is cheap.." dang, them old sayings just keep popping up. But, if it's just talk, it's pretty much a waste of time. My youngest son has been very disturbed about both national parties, and as I've mentioned he voted Green Party last time. He is still trying to figure out how he can make a difference in people's lives, and is now getting involved on a local level. Sometimes it seems hopeless for one person to influence the national parties. I think that my son is following the same path that you are, Bobert... trying to make a difference locally, and then maybe that can make a difference in the state where he lives. I make sure to tell him how much I respect him for what he is trying to do.
Mudcat is great (mostly,) but it is still squiggly black lines on a white screen. Whenever we can take what we believe away from these keyboards and put it into action then we can accomplish something.