Information on the First Congress Society

Announcing the launch of the First Congress Society!

Dear Friends,

The inaugural members of our organization are pleased to announce the official launch of the First Congress Society! Our website, www.firstcongress.org, is now live, and we are forging ahead with our mission.

This non-partisan organization, formed in fall 2010 by individuals with experience in all aspects of American government, the private sector, and international policy, will work to create positive change in our country’s current political environment: an environment based on negativity, demagoguery, and the eternal desire to have a twenty-second sound bite reach the populous through the use of a twenty-four hour news cycle. We wish to restore politics back to a time when the Speaker of the House and the President could (and would frequently) join each other at the local tavern for political discussion.  We long for a time when bi-partisanship helped enhance an effective Congress and the governance of our nation.

Our goal is to begin the discussion: without a grassroots effort to “bring civility back to politics”, we cannot succeed. We have recently presented and led discussion sessions at universities and civic groups in the Washington, DC area, and have more events scheduled in the coming months. It is our hope that you will attend these events, participate in our discussions, and work to achieve a lasting impact in your community.

To ensure you stay up to date on all First Congress news, please visit www.firstcongress.org and sign up for our mailing list, follow us on Twitter, and “like” our page on Facebook! Also, make sure to join us each Tuesday from 4-6PM for “Backroom Politics”, our weekly political round table discussion radio show, which you may stream live from our website.

We look forward to the future, and hope that you will join us as we work to restore civility in American political discourse. Thanks for your support!

Sincerely,

Perry Blatstein

Executive Director