Another Word For It Patrick Durusau on Topic Maps and Semantic Diversity

January 7, 2017

Implementing Indivisible – Early Difficulties

Filed under: Politics,Protests — Patrick Durusau @ 3:59 pm

Indivisible (Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda recommends appearing at every public appearance of your representative.

The same logic to other representatives since their committees votes on issues that impact you.

Question: How do you find all the offices of members of the US House or Senate?

Answer: Not easily.

Take Senator Diane Feinstein for example.

First source

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000062 gives:

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Second Source

GPO Congressional Directory provides:

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Third Source

https://www.congress.gov/member/dianne-feinstein/F000062 lists:

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Local office information appears at Senator Diane Feinstein, but its listing varies from page to page, making automated extraction an iffy proposition.

Empowering Indivisible

Congress is sorely in need of a topic map for its members, that much is obvious.

What does the lack of an easy way to local office information suggest to you?

Would local office information improve your odds of contacting your own representative and others?

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