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by espeed 17y ago
You don't have to get 100% of registered voters to participate. For one thing, if someone gives more than $3 then that means you need less people to contribute. But more importantly, the top corporate donor is AT&T ( http://www.opensecr
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by espeed 17y ago
Move on is partisan (progressive) organization, and they accept donations in a traditional way ( https://pol.moveon.org/donate/donate.html ). They have an "Action Forum," which is a discussion forum where people can post ideas, but I don't
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by espeed 17y ago
That could happen. As it stands right now, we're losing the battle to corporate lobbyists, and we don't have many tools in place to do anything about it. This is about creating a tool to deal with the situation. It gives people the opportun
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by espeed 17y ago
This is a non-partisan effort, and people can submit whatever issues they want addressed -- then the community votes on them. It is not driven by a political agenda other than to combat corporate lobbyists. We are leveraging previous social
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by espeed 17y ago
$3 per month just shows how little money it would take to change the game -- compare that to how much extra we are paying in taxes to pay for unnecessary expenditures. It's $36 per year -- people could donate more -- you can donate up to $2
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by espeed 17y ago
The system will have checks and balances built in that are transparent to users. The organization would not lobby for any position directly. Instead, lobbying firms that specialize in the given policy areas would lobby on behalf of the user
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by espeed 17y ago
FYI: We're looking for developers to help build this. As Paul Graham says, "Be good" ( http://omnisio.com/startupschool08/paul-graham-at-startup-sc... ) -- here's your chance to change the world for the better. This is a benevolent project
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by espeed 17y ago
Campaigns are about issues and appealing to people's interest. The people's interest are a politician's primary concern during election years, but the problem is that after the election lobbyists go to work and the politician's primary conc
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by espeed 17y ago
The American people. The people submit issues that are important to them and others vote up and allocate micropayments to issues they support. The amount of support behind each issue would indicate the level of common good. Then politicians
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by espeed 17y ago
Putting more money into the system seems like a perverse idea, but in Washington money buys access and influence. Corporate lobbyists will continue to do so regardless so we must counter that in some way. Politicians need resources to get e
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by espeed 17y ago
Lobbyists advocating corporate interests that run contrary to the common good.
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by espeed 17y ago
The $3 could be divided among all congresspersons whom vote in favor of their issues, and it could be pre-allocated for potential supporters so politicians know how much money is available if they support it.
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by espeed 17y ago
The people don't have to be on the same page for every issue -- some will have opposing views -- but even with opposing views, at least it's the voice of the electorate and not corporations. Contributions are made on a per-issue basis so th
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by espeed 17y ago
If you get enough people involved, you'll have a force that not only has the money but the power to vote politicians out of office. Then you can work to persuade politicians to enact laws that will make it harder for corporate lobbyists to
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What would it take for the people to buy back Congress?(theelectors.org)
12 points by espeed 17y ago|40 comments
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RFC: A Plan to Use Social Networks to Buy Back Congress(theelectors.org)
1 points by espeed 17y ago|0 comments