Forum Post: A Call for a March on Washington
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 29, 2011, 2:01 a.m. EST by JoshuaNewman
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The energy of the Occupy Movement is undeniable. From Wall Street to Main Street, the American people approve of Occupy. This movement has captured the imaginations of people of all ages. It has worked so well because we, the 99%, have come together for redress of the injustices perpetrated against our people. We seek peace and equity, and an America for all, not just the richest.
We have seen business fail America. We feel the weight of the Recession, the Recession that has not ended for much of America. We have seen government fail America. Washington fights over the debt while Americans fight to stay afloat. We see a better America. We are calling to account the perpetrators of this economic, social, and environmental ruin. On streets throughout America, this movement has gained strength. We have your attention; we have their attention. We have a peaceful movement of people all over the country wanting to be heard.
This is a call for a peaceful march on Washington, DC. We have the people, and we must come together. Spread the word, join together, and the whole country will listen.
Join the March for the 99% on Facebook and bring your support to Washington!
Finally, some of you people may finally understand what the real target should be.
Occupy Washington is definitely the ticket to our success !! Only the politicians have the power to make the changes we want. Occupying Wall Street misses the mark. Occupying Washington is right on target. The White House, the Senate and the House need to realize we are unhappy with them. Stop fighting the police. A peaceful march on Washington is the ticket !! ............. .................... http://www.savethe99.com/default.htm
Folks, here's what's turning your movement into a sideshow, and into eventual irrelevancy. First, you have no coherent platform. There are just a bunch of demands, some reasonable, others ludicrous. I saw "The Movement" in the 60s and they ended up having one basic platform - get out of Vietnam. People nationwide related to that and in the end we left Vietnam. If you want grassroots support you must ensure Main Street understands what you want. Second, your movement is being played by the Obama regime. They're trying to use you when they've sucked up just as hard to Wall Street as the Bush Administration. The Obama regime will do ANYTHING to be re-elected. Should they get in again, hey, they've cashed their check and won't give a flying fuck about you, me, or anything/anyone else but their own agenda.
You and the Tea Party people may have more in common than you think. They are better organized and have turned that organization into some political power, helping people get elected at all levels during the 2010 election. If you truly want change in the USA it can only be done through the ballot box. Right now you have no chance. But if you and the Tea Party can find that common ground, can work together, can develop some sort of coherent, rational platform, your chances to realize lasting change grow dramatically. Someone reading this is in a leadership position within your movement. What's it going to be? Do some heavy lifting, find some allies, really do something great and right, or just keep jerking off?
We keep protesting the corruption right in front of us, all around the country. We want it to change on a fundamental level, so we have to change it. Fuck Congress, they failed us and we don't need them. Ghandi said, "We will make salt." So, keep making salt. The march on Washington will come when there are millions of us.
5 million people @ the mall in dc on the 4th of july 2012. take our government back march. YES!!!
and take this law. get a petitionThe idea of the banks recovering the loss thru selling the property is, at this time, ludicrous
Idea: Banks should be required to ' Suspend' payments and interest accumulation if a person loses their job during an 'economic downturn' until that person finds a comparable paying job or until the national unemployment rate is less than 5%.
In order to move the political conversation away from banks and bailouts, and on to more productive social and economic causes, Occupiers need to come together in a big way. A peaceful march on Washington is the way to do this.
Thank you for your comments.
Please sign the petition in support of The March for the 99%. We can do this. We will come with simple, strong, straightforward messages.
http://signon.org/sign/a-call-for-a-march-on
Awesome. Another opportunity to show that Occupy = MoveOn. Divided we stand.
This doesn't need to be a MoveOn initiative, but we need some structure to make it big enough. Pick your organization, or just do it all yourself. Either way, we need to go to Washington!
MoveOn's involvement helps insure it will never get big enough to make any real change. Most folks aren't interested in being MoveOn's pawns to re-elect Obama.
@LetsGetReal. You speak for a lot of people, but not everyone. I would love suggestions of other organizations that can build the kind of support we need to get a million people to Washington. In fact, I would prefer it not be MoveOn. I'm also trying to work with CREDO. If you have some thoughts, send them my way. Thanks, Josh
In Washington, do not make the same mistake of lawless demands as made on wall street. Had they invoked a law that government must follow, their occupation would be legal IF not following the law is unconstitutional. Occupation would fully be in the spirit of defending the constitution.-
Demand an Article 5 convention, and see that each person knows they must reach out to those in their states to make the demand AT THE STATE CAPITOL. Correct, it is not citizens addressing the federal government that are dur the demand. The state legislatures must apply for an Article 5. Accordingly, a protest against conditions that the unconstitutional government has greated is more in order.-----
Congress is very afraid of an Article 5 of the US constitution and the states can have total control when 3/4 of the are ratifying. Protest, get the word back to people in each state that they must unify and demand the state legislatures apply for an article 5 convention.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution "Congress acted preemptively to propose the amendments instead. At least four amendments (the Seventeenth, Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Fifth Amendments) have been identified as being proposed by Congress at least partly in response to the threat of an Article V convention."
Our first right in our contract is Article V, the right to have congress convene delgates when 2/3 of the states have applied for an amendatory convention.
Article. V.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.-------
A effort each evening to create a web conference to discuss Article 5 is beginning.--
http://www.articlevmeeting.info/
Comprehensive strategy.---
http://algoxy.com/ows/strategyofamerica.html