The empowering of individuals to get involved in our government is exactly why I'm a Dean supporter.
I may not agree with all of Dean's views, but I also feel that one issue voters are devoting a lot of energy to treating symptoms and not the root cause of these problems.
How many of the issues we fight, such as copyright and intellectual property, result from the fact that big money is allowed to influence politics? Instead of fighting the individual issues, we need to be treating the underlying cause of these symptoms. The root cause is an electoral process that requires big money for a candidate to be elected.
We're taught in school that government has three branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial. I've grown to believe over the last year (especially after reading Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington) that there are four branches to government.
THAT FOURTH BRANCH IS WE THE PEOPLE.
The Dean campaign has given me hope. Not a hope that Dean will solve all of my probems, but a hope that the grassroots activists for Dean will take back our government and Restore the Fourth Branch. Providing the checks and balances on the executive, legislative, and judical branches that seem to have been bought by special interests.
That we'll be energized enough to push for publicly financed elections that, not only put all candidates on an equal footing, but also mean elected officials are not beholden to major financial contributors. Instead they'll have to be responsible to WE THE PEOPLE.
That we'll be able to make illegal a practice that allows big money to pay people to do their lobbying. How fair is this when the rest of us have to fit our education about the issues and lobbying efforts in with working full-time and caring for our families. To level the playing field it should not be legal for any lobbyist to receive financial renumeration.
The great thing about America is that it's up to each of us to make our own decision about where to concentrate our efforts. But first answer the question, "Is it easier or harder for you to achieve your single issue results with big money interests in the political equation?"
xoxoxox
Solaria
Disclaimer: I am in no way attached to the Official Howard Dean for President Campaign.
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I may not agree with all of Dean's views, but I also feel that one issue voters are devoting a lot of energy to treating symptoms and not the root cause of these problems.
How many of the issues we fight, such as copyright and intellectual property, result from the fact that big money is allowed to influence politics? Instead of fighting the individual issues, we need to be treating the underlying cause of these symptoms. The root cause is an electoral process that requires big money for a candidate to be elected.
We're taught in school that government has three branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial. I've grown to believe over the last year (especially after reading Pigs at the Trough by Arianna Huffington) that there are four branches to government.
THAT FOURTH BRANCH IS WE THE PEOPLE.
The Dean campaign has given me hope. Not a hope that Dean will solve all of my probems, but a hope that the grassroots activists for Dean will take back our government and Restore the Fourth Branch. Providing the checks and balances on the executive, legislative, and judical branches that seem to have been bought by special interests.
That we'll be energized enough to push for publicly financed elections that, not only put all candidates on an equal footing, but also mean elected officials are not beholden to major financial contributors. Instead they'll have to be responsible to WE THE PEOPLE.
That we'll be able to make illegal a practice that allows big money to pay people to do their lobbying. How fair is this when the rest of us have to fit our education about the issues and lobbying efforts in with working full-time and caring for our families. To level the playing field it should not be legal for any lobbyist to receive financial renumeration.
The great thing about America is that it's up to each of us to make our own decision about where to concentrate our efforts. But first answer the question, "Is it easier or harder for you to achieve your single issue results with big money interests in the political equation?"
xoxoxox
Solaria
Disclaimer: I am in no way attached to the Official Howard Dean for President Campaign.
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