Forum Post: Voting, let's increase attendance!
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 25, 2011, 10:31 a.m. EST by Elliebellrox
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Now I know ows wants to change our country from the outside in (or so reports npr) but it can't hurt to attack from the inside too.
I propose flash mobs all over the country, if the occupiers across the US attend we can influence everyone. Our music can be Just Vote based. If ows can feed thousands, ows could get millions to vote!
I'm not proposing to tote one candidate over the others (that would be wrong), but next year we have to have voices if we want to be heard! If we can get people to the ballots it would go a long way.
Send me a private message or respond on here if your interested in making this happen.
This is an odd plan. Firstly, I'm not in favor of voting at all - it's participating in a system we know doesn't work. Secondly, how can you manage to exude such enthusiasm over something that has no point. Is this just a message that 'everyone vote'? Well then you're giving the same message that the government/1% is also giving.. you'd be helping them out a great deal and I'm sure they'd appreciated it but it would not be in the least bit empowering for OWS at all.
voting will make zero difference. in fact, it will encourage the continuing of the present system. corporations own and control our government and our economy. change is going to have to happen where it is happening now. on the streets.
I find our elected officials incompetent to govern. They need some incentive that will mean something to them instead of putting funds at risk that will cause harm to those persons and institutions who can least afford such loss. I suggest that these officials’ pay and/or benefits be cut if and/or when they fail to do their job. As it is, party “a” threatens to harm parties “”d” through “z” if parties “b” and “c” can’t come to an agreement. It makes no sense whatsoever to threaten Congress with cuts that will not have any impact on them directly. Our Constitution establishes the type of government we are to have. We do not need to establish any “sub” groups within these institutions. They are all responsible collectively to govern and if/when they fail to do so they are all liable collectively. The “carrot and stick” method only works when the carrot or stick is guaranteed to the same one. These officials have received their carrot upon being elected as they shall receive full pay and full benefits for the rest of their life even if they only serve one term. I say put all options “on the table” including their lifetime pay and benefits. I’m of the position that such a “stick” would cause these officials to get their head out of the clouds and their feet on the ground.
If 100% voted for a single third party candidate, a republican or democrat would still win.
Why? Why give the institutions of the 1% any credibility at all? We have a movement to build. We shouldn't be distracted by their phoney elections.