In western Prince William County, Representative Danica Roem is the trans metalhead champion of the disadvantaged. During COVID, she made sure disadvantaged youth going to school remotely continued to receive school lunches and is a powerful advocate for her local community. #resistance

The end result will be that we have clearly defined what it means for our community to be a Bird Sanctuary and why that is important to us. (8/8) #resistance

5. The law gets put into practice, local government and our citizens get to see what works and what are the unintended consequences. Folks speak up at citizens' time to highlight weaknesses in the code and we go back to #1 to address those issues. (7/8) #resistance

4. The legal code goes through many revisions and opportunities for public comment until a consensus document is established and eventually ratified into local law. (6/8) #resistance

3. With an updated CP, the matter then goes to the Town Council, who will work with the Town Attorney to craft legal code in support of the vision outlined in the CP. (5/8) #resistance

2. Propose draft updates to the Comprehensive Plan to include this definition, allowing public comment to help inform the changes. Let experts, like the local Audubon Society, come in and provide their expertise. (4/8) #resistance

1. Have the Planning Commission research and come to a consensus on what it means for the Town to be a Bird Sanctuary in terms of environmental stewardship, protecting the waterfowl that depend on our river, and controlling invasive species like house sparrows and housecats. (3/8) #resistance

...and guess what? We have no idea! It's not mentioned anywhere in our CP or Town Code.

So what should the community do to address this blind spot? (2/8) #resistance

Maybe there are action items you can help with, blind spots you can identify, or insights only someone with your unique background can provide. You can help define your community's future. #resistance (4/4)

Get familiar with your local CP and watch how your local Planning Commission (PC) maintains and upholds it. Work up the courage to provide constructive input to your PC during citizen's time. #resistance (3/4)

It informs policy debates on land use, environmental stewardship, social welfare, community outreach, and other matters of local identity. The CP empowers your citizen voice by giving you the words you can use defend the vision your community has defined for itself. #resistance (2/4)

James Horner's soundtracks are amazing. Since you have such good taste, I'll check out Wing Commander too.

I'll offer Basil Poledouris' soundtracks to Conan, Robocop, and Starship Troopers, but those movies are really good too.

Yes she does! Thank you!

My sweet mom supporting my teenage love of scifi by taking me to see Robocop in 1988. She worked in an ER and LOVED it. She thought the emergency room scene was so accurate and appreciated the scientifically-accurate depiction of what a bad guy would look like after getting showered with acid.