Post by Matt Forbes on Jul 3, 2012 7:27:34 GMT -5
Email response I made to a small list, but I feel I need to share it as much as I can today:
I was just about to write a statement detailing my concerns, until my laptop power cord finally fell apart.
I do believe we need to do something to rein in this need to have everything under the sun in the draft. We're approaching a point where the RoG may wind up weighted too heavily with extraneous issues, many of which are important, but not as components for our current goal.
The difficulty lies in convincing others to vote based on logic and common sense, not with their hearts, however noble they may be. It is not our place to advocate and promote solutions for every issue plaguing the nation; rather, we must focus only on those grievances that could level the playing field in the electoral realm.
We are not the public, the mass population of the nation. We do not know better than them how they should choose to solve the major dividing issues. To even pretend to that to the smallest degree will make us just as dangerous as those we would attempt to disempower.
We must... *must*... find a way to convince the assembly to act solely to advance those issues that would return the sovereignty to the people. We must turn aside our nobility to do great deeds, ignore those emotional pressures from imposing hearts, and act to empower the people of the United States, not further disenfranchise them by trying to apply our own solutions to the issues.
It is within our power to draft a document that could draw the support of citizens across the ideological spectrum. We can bring about a more equitable and balanced political arena, one wherein every voice counts, regardless of the weight of their purse.
That should be our only goal, to bring enough numbers to the proverbial table that Congress would be forced to implement changes out of fear of being voted out of office. We can only do that with a concise, simple messge that appeals to every element of the population.
We must set aside our ideals and ideologies and focus on what America needs, not on what we want. As Jon Denn has said, there is a difference between those.
We all want great and noble accomplishments to be made; however, now is the time to disregard our own desires and set forth a document that, instead, captures what is needed most right now.
I would implore everyone to set aside the purpose of their hearts and reflect on what is most needed during these final hours prior to the vote. If we fail to capture a true and massive majority of the people due to wants, we will have failed on multiple levels in our representation.
I was just about to write a statement detailing my concerns, until my laptop power cord finally fell apart.
I do believe we need to do something to rein in this need to have everything under the sun in the draft. We're approaching a point where the RoG may wind up weighted too heavily with extraneous issues, many of which are important, but not as components for our current goal.
The difficulty lies in convincing others to vote based on logic and common sense, not with their hearts, however noble they may be. It is not our place to advocate and promote solutions for every issue plaguing the nation; rather, we must focus only on those grievances that could level the playing field in the electoral realm.
We are not the public, the mass population of the nation. We do not know better than them how they should choose to solve the major dividing issues. To even pretend to that to the smallest degree will make us just as dangerous as those we would attempt to disempower.
We must... *must*... find a way to convince the assembly to act solely to advance those issues that would return the sovereignty to the people. We must turn aside our nobility to do great deeds, ignore those emotional pressures from imposing hearts, and act to empower the people of the United States, not further disenfranchise them by trying to apply our own solutions to the issues.
It is within our power to draft a document that could draw the support of citizens across the ideological spectrum. We can bring about a more equitable and balanced political arena, one wherein every voice counts, regardless of the weight of their purse.
That should be our only goal, to bring enough numbers to the proverbial table that Congress would be forced to implement changes out of fear of being voted out of office. We can only do that with a concise, simple messge that appeals to every element of the population.
We must set aside our ideals and ideologies and focus on what America needs, not on what we want. As Jon Denn has said, there is a difference between those.
We all want great and noble accomplishments to be made; however, now is the time to disregard our own desires and set forth a document that, instead, captures what is needed most right now.
I would implore everyone to set aside the purpose of their hearts and reflect on what is most needed during these final hours prior to the vote. If we fail to capture a true and massive majority of the people due to wants, we will have failed on multiple levels in our representation.