Young people can initiate change beyond lobbying.
We've talked about lobbying and how young people can persuade their lawmakers to pass a certain bill or oppose a certain bill. If you take this a step further, however, young people can come up with an original idea and actually create a bill. Youth-written legislation and ordinances can occur on the local level or on the state level. Remember that your original idea may be changed and revised before it is introduced as a possible bill or ordinance. Don't take it personally.