Forum Post: The 99% need a new government.
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 13, 2011, 10:26 a.m. EST by Angel
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That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
We need senators and representatives that are the 99% not the 1 % when we vote now we choose among the rich to decide what the average citizen needs the of course only represent the 1%. We need a better way for the average person to be our representative this would stop the excesses of wall street and banks.
Exactly, which is why what we most immediately need is a comprehensive strategy, and related candidate, that implements all our demands at the same time, and although I'm all in favor of taking down today's ineffective and inefficient Top 10% Management System of Business & Government, there's only one way to do it – by fighting bankers as bankers ourselves. Consequently, I have posted a 1-page Summary of the Strategic Legal Policies, Organizational Operating Structures, and Tactical Investment Procedures necessary to do this at:
http://getsatisfaction.com/americanselect/topics/on_strategic_legal_policy_organizational_operational_structures_tactical_investment_procedures
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http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/StrategicInternationalSystems/
if you want to be 1 of 100,000 people needed to support a Presidential Candidate – such as myself or another you'd like to draft – at AmericansElect.org in support of the above bank-focused platform.
Start by abolishing the Senate, and the Electoral College. It should be one man, one vote, in the same proportion as everyone else. Why does a small state like Rhode Island have the same power in the Senate as a large state like California or New York? I now why they did this originally, but it is an obsolete idea now. Also, go back to the old voting machines, it is too easy to manipulate data in the computer networks. Hell, your average hacker could probably have his way with it.
Humans need a voting system that can be trusted
one that is transparent that anyone can examine
we need our own continental congress that we control as our own entity against corporations and their corrupt hold over the present government. i suggest we elect reps from every city to a meeting place and finally get our needs thoughtfully and patriotically written on paper. wouldnt the present government be more inclined to listen directly to us if they feared our departure from the union?
The way to fix Goverment is so simple its childs play. 1. Make it illegal to accept any campaign contributions from any company lobbyist or individual by penalty of jail to the politician or the giver Each politician will be given the same amount of money to run for office . How they spend it shows how smart they are..2. We regulate the airwaves so mandated TV and Radio time for cnadidates equally distributed. Civil servant will be that again, instead of a whore with his hand out. NO MORE MONOPOLIES!Walmart/SAms,Banks and no bid contract Haliburton,Phone companies,cable companies. I relize theere are a few but a very few competing companies You move your company over seas for cheap labor you pay higher taxes for moving overseas and must match employee for employee in this country for living here. No more out sourcing phone jobs to India or any other company. You do bussiness is here you hire here. Maybe then those 20 million dollar bonuses could come back to the average Americans hands. I am all for people coming to this country but not at the expense of the working man. The richest Americans want them for labor then they must pay their medical dental and reasonable housing. Other than that i want a concrete wall between US and Mexico to stop the illegal crossing of our borders. The building of the wall will crreate many jobs as Nafta has not worked and must be done away with. It just benefited the rich to move their companies. This 2 party system , must go!!!!!. The 2 parties make sure that no other party can get started or a foothole in this country. No more bailing out rich companies or banks when they make. We bailed out the biggest banks in America and let the little ones fail and they didn't cause this mess. Now they banks we bailed out are taking record bonuses after some, taking a 1.00 for the year like they were doing us a favor. After spending our tax dollar to bail them out They should have been paid a 1.00. There should be a FLAT TAX of between 15% to 18% depending on what the goverment needs. The rate is based on the fact our politicians can no longer be whores with their hand out ,our money will go a lot farther and get things done so we are not sure exactly what the rate will be but this will encompass everything. No more sales tax or property tax and everyone rich and poor will pay the same. With my idea in a couple years there will be no more poor. I live in St Petersburg Fl its a peninsula about 20 miles long and 10 miles wide There are approx 20 mayors 20 councils and aides and aides too aides You want to reduce goverment start local. This is a small area for this many people running the goverment. The size of goverment should be based on the size of the area. Its absolutely alarming at how big the goverment is in this small area. The tea party was started with some good intentions it is allegely supported by some of te richest Americans Like David Koch of Koch industries (BILLIONAIRE) and Rick Scott Gov Multi multi Millionaire of Florida to protect their income and does not even come close to going far enough to protect is from the greeedy Corporate Giants.... ITs run by! I would be proud to join occupy wall street as long as we agree that democracy is the only way. If you like my ideas you may write me at Conscience of America: 5680 Dunfries st St Petersburg Fl 33709
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I am an advocate of the idea that we need to put common people in government to act as a check and balance on the popularity contest of elections.
I think we should try (in one state to start) replacing election for the House of Representatives with a random lottery for eligible and interested citizens. If you want to be the next Representative for your district, then you would need to get 25 signatures from people in your district that know you and will attest to your soundness of mind and integrity. That would enable you to enter your name into the lottery to serve a term.
If any kooks won, they would still be checked and balanced by other the other representatives, by the Senate, President, and SCOTUS... so there is no real danger there. On the other hand, we would have common people who are not beholden to special interest groups or corporations and can report back to us of backdoor deals and the like.
I don't believe that 99% of Americans are protesting nor agree that you are our voice, enjoy your fad movement wanna be neo-hippie.
Well Bob we are all fed up and if you don't see that you are blind or a sheep. Listen and learn
Well, despite of a personal failure in the form of a liberal arts degree, I have great job security leading in two different wars. This does not make me an economic guru or charging reformist, but it does give me the experience to know what true government corruption and pain looks like. Much more than people on this forum.
do you think that corporations should be able to donate unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns?
Do you think the government should be able to confiscate your home via Eminent Domain and then hand it over to corporations?
You should be protesting with us.
Yes I think smarter people than us should be in charge of and have authority over us because face it- most Americans aren't smart anymore. When you think about it, societies are constructed of individuals. If you claim that the society has failed then look in the mirror and stop blaming others and fix yourself first.
You are right that change does begin from within. Human beings are what caused the mess we are in, after all government is made up of humans. Until human beings follow the laws of nature there will be a Babylon or a Rome every so often. Here we go again. You are also right that most Americans are sheep, but some of us are not and some of us are tired of business as usual. If you do not support this movement in any way why are you here on this forum? No offense meant, I am just curious why you would waste your time here.
Perhaps a minor form of protest against OWS?
Where did I say that society has failed? I think our government has failed, there is a difference.
Fix myself? Why? I work two jobs and am not in debt. I'm just here protesting how our government has been bought and sold out from under us.
I think you have bought into the Fox News hype about the movement.
Yeah there are a lot of young & fringe people at Zucotti Park, but don't forget that us working stiffs can't be there when we work, so if you are basing the movement on who you see... you get the wrong idea.
There's a lot of us who are working hard yet agree that we need to
END CORRUPTION!