Forum Post: Occupy The Links - Post Your Favorite
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 20, 2011, 2:45 a.m. EST by jameswestonmusic
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Sgt Shamar Thomas speaks his mind - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEHcOc0Sys Bologna sandwiches suck - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRc7t6gRkhE Champagne anyone? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAWv9gV8Cxo&feature=related Protect who? Serve who? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU9Dx0x9h4A&feature=related A Little mainstream media - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSn-IgwQAGY&feature=related Children arrested - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFTgGQ57mg&feature=related
In my opinion, the heart of the issue is campaign finance reform. We need to have all political campaigns funded by the taxpayers from a separate fund. An amount would be designated say: 50 million dollars or 25 or whatever is a reasonable amount to actually travel and give speeches, and provide security for the candidates etc. And that NO OTHER MONEY be used, and that any contribution from ANY private donor big or small be made unlawful. AND REMOVE SPECIAL INTEREST LOBBIES from Washington. THEN we can begin to re-center American Democracy around the electoral process and the actual WILL of the people. Right now, politicians tell their "constituents" what they want to hear and make all of the promises they need to make, and then, newly elected (or re-elected) arrive in Washington and are immediately cornered and overwhelmed by all of the special interests that actually funded their campaign and dictate policy, and these politicians no longer connect "doing the will of the people" with "being a successful politician." Campaign financing and the lobbyists who OWN Washington, and every politician on both sides of the so-called “aisle” in their back pockets: THIS is the straw that is stirring this corrupt drink right now. Our leaders no longer need to act in the interests of the people they serve. Moreover, it is actually political suicide for them to do so. THAT, I feel, is a good "starting point" for one of this beautiful and exhilarating movement's central demands. REFORM CAMPAIGN FINANCE and ELIMINATE LOBBYISTS from Washington now...
I agree with you about campaign reform. I am a touring musician and I will tell you, there is NO way it would take 50 mil. I say each party, and hopefully there are a few more soon, gets 300K to use. I would also attach term limits and reform to their pay. No longer can they vote themselves raises. That is bogus, and we can't even vote on that.
Good call...
spread it....
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YES! I want to tour around to each Occupy movement across the country, don't have the bread to do it tho. You music, paint, write, film