Welcome to the Second House

A campaign to:

Join the campaign simply by learning more about current legislation or about what’s happening in Lincoln or in your community, by talking to family and friends, by contacting your representatives to let them know your story, or by meeting new friends in the community by attending a local chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation (Lincoln Chapter Facebook link) or the Children’s Health Defense (Nebraska Chapter Facebook link). Consider starting a local chapter if you don’t have one.

Second House

Second House is an open source page to share resources and to track the current status of important topics in Nebraska. Read a history of Nebraska’s unicameral legislature and the second house under checks and balances.

“The salvation of the state is the watchfulness in the citizen.”

The Nebraska Legislature, Bill Tracker, Legislative Calendar, Hearing Dates, the Unicameral relies on hearing from the “second house,” the people of Nebraska

Current Bills & Agendas

State Bill Tracker

Topics List

How to contribute to Second House Debates

Contribute to Second House Debates

Contribute by talking to your family and community. And, if you like, this Second House page is a place to collect answers and rebuttals from the community. Contribute to improve the knowledge base. Propose a better answer or rebuttal. Provide a missing question or claim.

Tips for contributing

Email your contribution to admin@LincolnsOpenSource.com for consideration.

  • Very Important – provide a link to the source
  • Write a brief sentence or two to explain, highlight the topic in just a few words
  • Why is this important for someone else to know?
  • Legislators look for direct quotes and examples from other states, other elected representatives, high-quality studies, subject-matter experts and industry leaders
  • Compelling information, exclude hyperbole and name-calling
  • Video or audio? Provide a sentence to explain the point and the minute mark of the comment or focus of the topic
  • If possible, provide a short transcript or link to the most important dialogue

Here is one perspective on community participation from Civic Nebraska: How to be the Legislature’s ‘Second House and NE GOP 2nd House

Other debate pages

Your respectful comment or concern is welcome.