Reply #2: Bingo - I Want So Much For This to be Understood and Acted Upon!

[theFrankFactor]

I draw fie here at DU because I heap contempt on the Congressional Democrats directly. I hope that highlighting "bipartisanship" as the issue makes the truth more palatable. Cenk is, in my opinion, entirely correct. I have argued before that awareness and consensus on the actual origin of our problems is a critical step on the path to creating a plan to initiate change.

We are, all of us, left and right, being played by corporate power. Any plans that move forward should be made with an eye towards the infiltration and co-opting of the movement by corporate influence. I have suggested a few points to consider in how we can fight back:

Posted by theFrankFactor in Activist HQ
Fri Jan 08th 2010, 07:37 AM

I have written a piece that you can find here: http://bit.ly/7X2HsO

The Collusion of Government & Big Business Spells the Death of Democracy

It may be helpful to you or your friends that have been disillusioned by what we are witnessing in our Federal government. Please feel free to share and forward the article. Please bear in mind, the thrust of this article is not an action plan but and admission and examination of the problems.

I am requesting your help to draft some ideas that we can push that will actually help initiate the change that must take pace. So let's brain storm and set our sights on the job ahead.

Here is my quickly drafted outline:

Restoring Democracy and Taking Control of Our Nation Away From Corporations

Thesis

* Elected officials from the present two party system represent the interests
of corporations over and above the Constitution and the electorate. America
has been lead into a dangerous and unstable condition due to the
exploitation of the People’s government by corporate influence. There must
be an accountability system that punishes public servant behavior that
subverts electorate representation for corporate favoritism. The separation
of corporation, as well as church and state, must be initiated and
enforced.

Objectives

1. Make elected representatives answer to the electorate.
2. Remove corporate influence from all levels of public governance

Suggested Goals to Accomplish These Objectives

1. Publicly fund elections
2. Eliminate corporate person-hood
3. Initiate instant runoff voting
4. Eliminate electoral college
5. Ban exiting public officials from accepting lobbyist positions
6. Oversight of the Federal Reserve
7. Tax reformation
8. Budget reformation

Citizen Actions to Accomplish These Objectives

1. Strengthen and expand alternate media
2. Infiltrate existing party systems to affect changes
3. Exploit current means to pressure representatives
4. Prepare, support, and run Liberal/Progressive candidates

Concentration OUR HERE, AMONG US, on these issues is paramount!