Forum Post: The best plan for Direct Democracy
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 8, 2011, 12:27 p.m. EST by EvanFromHeaven
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from Boulder, CO
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People here want DIRECT DEMOCRACY. But we need specifics, as the rest of the List of Demands have. We could say "CONGRESS AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW NATIONAL BALLOT INITIATIVES with improvements to prevent big money from dominating." (The big improvement needed is now working in Oregon, called Citizen Initiative Review: http://HealthyDemocracyOregon ) But Congress refused to share their law-making power with the people, both in 1907 and 1977. So, Senator Mike Gravel (who was involved in the 1977 attempt) has found a way to get this amended WITHOUT begging Congress. This is the same basic way the Constitution was passed -by the people, when the 13 Legislatures refused. It's vetted by the best legal scholars. To see the details, and to VOTE for it, go to http://VOTE.org
Hi Evan and friends,
We hear that OccupyWS will soon spread across the world. Direct democracy can provide the tools for running our countries and international co-operation. Here are some contacts: Ireland http://www.directdemocracyireland.org/
New Zealand http://www.betterdemocracynz.blogspot.com/
Germany http://www.mehr-demokratie.de/english-news-more-democracy.html
Britain http://www.iniref.org/
Global http://democracy.mkolar.org/
All the best Michael
Thanks, Mike!