Yes, it's true, some DUers want to whip some Republican butt! How you say?
BY MAKING SURE THAT BARBARA BOXER'S COURAGEOUS STAND RESULTS IN TRUE ELECTION REFORM.
Yep, Jan 6th disappointed many DUers. Some, however, want to capitalize on the Democrats' tiny little baby step towards fighting back against the GOP. Baby step it may have been, but it's a step nonetheless and some DUers, myself included, want the Dems to WIN on election reform: It'll be a MAJOR victory and will encourage more Dems to show some backbone (not to mention preventing fraud in future elections.....)
Below are links to posts made by kick-butt, practical minded DUers since Jan 6th. I'm listing them here because you'll never find them otherwise (most sank like a stone in a sea of teeth-gnashing).
1. "GreenPartyVoter" posted a great link with info about election reform:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... 2. "Califooyah Operative"'s post elicited some good miscellaneous info re: election reform:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... 3. "Arnheim" got a large number of DUer's to focus on communicating with elected officials about the importance of electoral reform:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... b) Then "Arnheim" took the comments he got and started thinking about how to turn it into a practical action-plan:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x2685964. "Feminazi" tells you how you can contribute to Boxer's PAC:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... 5. "dubyaD40" issued a rousing call to arms:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... 6. "DemoDutch" posted Move-On's on-line thank-you letters to Boxer & Reid:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... 7. "greenmutha" listed the 11 Senators who "stood" and the 34 Reps so you can write thank-you's if you're so inclined:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x2646058. "LydiaLeftcoast" asked you to send post-cards to Boxer and Tubbs as a more visible show of support:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... 9. "Moggie12" asked for input on strategy re: "selling" election reform:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... Okay, time for a battery recharge before you practical-minded types go out there and get to work securing electoral reform. Visualize this: Cute little Barbara Boxer pumping her fist in the air, celebrating passage of a massive election reform bill!! Stephanie Tubbs-Jones being carried on the shoulders of the House Democrats!! Tom DeLay hiding his tears as he sneaks by reporters, mumbling "no comment".
Yes!! Yes!! It can happen! We've got a winning issue: AMERICANS HATE STANDING ON LINES!! We can win the election reform issue!! All we've gotta do is grab onto it like a rabid dog and not let go!!
That's how the Republicans keep whooping us, you know: They beat the message drum over and over. We've got to beat the election reform drum over and over until our ears hurt. When the Republicans try to shut us up, we've got to point our fingers at them and jump up and down and scream to American voters: "Look, the Republicans don't care that you have stand on line for four hours!!!" Karl gets results by mobilizing his base, doesn't he?? We can get results if we mobilize ours and don't let election reform drop off the radar.
(Hey, I hear what you defeatist whiners are saying. Shoo, scram, beat it!! This post is for action-oriented people who will never give give up. I'm gonna throw up if one more person says "why bother, democracy is dead" or "I'm never going to vote Democratic again". Puh-lease!! We're talking politics here -- only practical talk is allowed. And anyway, if we get real electoral reform, they won't be able to "steal" elections, right??) (Actually, I know you're hurting really bad -- for good reason -- so if you want to come back later, when you're feeling better, please, please, please, do so.)
For those of you in a fightin' mood, I hope this list of posts is helpful. If you've got any ideas for how to go about supporting the Dem's attempt to achieve real election reform in some sort of organized fashion, please shoot me a note. Thanks!
P.S. The post below doesn't address my big bugaboo issue -- electoral reform -- but it's too good not to add here, in case you missed it:
"OrangePeel68" suggest DUers get involved at the local level:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1475606P.P.S In reviewing the list of posts above, I finally thought of a statement every single DUer can agree with: Many DUers have very creative, clever screen names. (Anyone care to disagre with that?)
(Edited to see if I could get "greenmutha's" post to work -- link didn't work first time)
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