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"Never
underestimate the power of a small group of people to change
the world.
In fact it is the only way it ever has." Margaret
Mead
Public
Propositions
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This page
provides a listing of the public propositions
meant to secure a means for social change.
Although, for now, there are only two, both
of them have global reach and import. Were
humanity to adopt these measures, I am
certain great and wonderful changes would
result. It would be a new age and a
magnificent one that. After their brief
introductions, in the following two
paragraphs, the text of each proposition
follows.
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Proposition
One
provides a forum for asking a very simple
question: Do we, the people, the vast
majority of people on this planet, want an
end to war? I say the answer to that question
is yes. By far and away the majority of
people on this planet want an end to war and
all the problems associated with it.
Proposition One has been read publicly for
over two years to and by who attend Sacred
Grounds' open mic poetry, on Wednesday night
in San Francisco. It has been almost
unanimously assented to by virtue of its
principals and all of us there have been very
consistent in our support for it.
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Proposition
Two
concerns itself with Universal Suffrage, via
what is, essentially, a parallel system of
voting, or polling which is of, by, and for
the people. It will be a means for the people
to determine their own perceptions, free of
any governmental or other influences, and by
promulgating their own understanding of
issues, causes, events as well as office
holders, organizations, and governments
around the world, will be able to organize
and actively pursue justice and secure for
all, the rule of law.
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Proposition
Three
concerns itself with the full restoration of
the terms of all treaties that the United
States, and other nations, signed with all of
the First Nation peoples of North America and
elsewhere.
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Four
concerns itself with the American Civil War
and addresses the national disgrace that is
evidenced by the presence of memorials,
monuments, memorabilia of Confederate rebels,
as well as the seeming lack in recognition
that the war was about the issue of slavery
and that the issues consequent to those
descendants of slaves as well as those who
fought to free them, are in want of
amelioration of damages. There are
suggestions as to what should be
done.
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... For an
entire raft of Political Solutions,
please
see a draft for a political party platform
sourced
from Creative Ideas
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Proposition
One: The End of
Warfare
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Whereas:
warfare is the
worst of all crimes in that it embodies,
encourages and rewards all others.
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Whereas:
the definition
of war as used at the Nuremberg Trials is meet
for the purposes of this proposition.
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Therefore:
we, The
Party of the First Part, all citizens of any
nation, all those who suffer from the effects
and privations of war, who oppose it as a
system, as a behavior, as a socially accepted
institution &endash; call for an end to war,
cessation of all hostilities, the standing down
of all military forces, and universal
disarmament.
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Further:
let it be known, we the people, The Party of
the First Part, all citizens of any nation who
seek justice for this cause &endash;
understanding how injustice to one, anywhere is
an affront to justice everywhere, and that
resolution of this issue forwards their own
cause(s) for justice &endash; do, by our
assertion, at this time and place, state we
stand opposed to the existence or use of
military force, as we now know
it.
Please
see Social
Change through the "People's Poll."
iVote
for more information.
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Reading
Proposition One!
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But
why?
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The need for change
is as dire as one might imagine it to be. Something
has to be done but the governments of the world do not
seem to be a source of solutions, rather they seem to
be part of the ongoing and horrific problems that vex
and torture humanity.
But
what do others think?
,,,Yes,
what do others think? That is the point of
proposition two, how do we know what we, the
people, want, like, dislike, believe in and or
not believe in? As for war, an apt song put the
question to a whole generation and the question,
"What is it good for?" has not, to this date,
been adequately answered.
,,,Publics
around the globe are generally unhappy with the
functioning of their nations' political systems.
Across the 36 countries asked the question, a
global median of 46% say they are very or
somewhat satisfied with the way their democracy
is working, compared with 52% who are not too or
not at all satisfied A
global median of 14% say they trust their
national government a lot to do what is right
for the country.
From Japan Times,2014: Trust
in elected leaders has fallen
sharply.
A global median of 14% say they trust their
national government a lot to do what is right
for the country: Public
trust in the government remains near historic
lows.
From Edelman.com, 2018: Global
Trust Index remains at distrusting
level
From Politico, 2014: According to a CNN/ORC
International poll, 13
percent of Americans say they trust the federal
government to do what is right at least most of
the time, the lowest figure recorded in more
than 55 years of
reporting.
From The Guardian, 2017:
Survey
spanning 40 countries reveals how officials are
failing to keep up with changes in way voters
gather information and form
opinions
A global public opinion survey carried out
for the World Economic Forum in 20
countries,
interviewing more than 20,000 citizens,
paints an alarming picture of declining levels
of trust
From the Economist, 2017:
Declining
trust in government is denting
democracy
From PEW research 2013: Confidence
in government falls in much of the developed
world
From the Washington Post, 2014:
Millennials
lack of trust part of global
trend
Trust
in Government Index
1958-2012
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Proposition
Two: Universal Suffrage
Whereas:
Anyone
anywhere has the inalienable rights to life,
liberty, the pursuit of happiness &endash; as
well as equality under the law and
Whereas:
Everyone
everywhere has the right of redress regarding
any issue, event, or concern, which is an
issue, event, or concern to anyone anywhere,
and,
- Because - current polling of citizenry, the
world over, shows a lack of support for many
governments &endash; often by substantial
majorities, and,
- Because - people, the world over, bereft of
true and effective representation, do not
have their needs met by government policies,
programs, or legislations, and,
- Because - those activists who engage in
peaceful, legal measures ameliorate or
address the people's grievances have found
little or no success overall - and -
- Finally, because we, the people, have an
inalienable right to affect the policies,
legislation, or actions of any government,
hold organizations of any kind responsible
for their action(s) or inaction(s) as well as
bring any person of influence, to account for
their action(s) and
inaction(s).
Therefore:
any
individual or polity has the right to
petition for regional, national, and
international support when seeking redress of
grievances consequent to local, national, and
global issues, events, or concerns.
Therefore:
We, the people, having the right to organize
and petition, can form a global network of
polling that is of, by, and for the people.
This Universal Suffrage, allowing the people
to create their own polling, respond to their
own questions, will generate a means for them
to communicate, organize, and take action to
amend the practices of governments,
organizations, or individuals.
Therefore:
We,
the people, must exercise our right to
Universal
Suffrage through
a global network of polling that is of, by,
and for the people.
Whereas:
there is no technological or other true
impediments to the establishment of a global
polling system that is of, by, and for the
people.
Therefore:
We, the people, the party of the first part,
hold that Universal Suffrage, be implemented
by any interested party(ies) worldwide so
that we, the people, may form a more perfect
union and ensure domestic tranquility as well
as everyone's right to life, liberty, the
pursuit of happiness &endash; and equality
under the law!
Please
see Social
Change through the "People's Poll."
iVote
for more information
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Proposition
Three: The First Nations' Restoration Act
Whereas:
those governing bodies of nation
states, which have, during the entire course
of their colonial and post-colonial period,
made treaties, agreements, or arrangements in
good faith with the world's First Nations
&endash;
Whereas:
the vast majority of those treaties,
agreements, or arrangements, signed in good
faith by the First Nations, have been
violated &endash; almost in their
entirety&emdash;by the aforementioned
colonial and post-colonial governing bodies
and nation states &endash;
Whereas:
the colonial and post-colonial nation states
also engaged in aggressive, genocidal warfare
against the First Nations, committed
genocide, and used terrorism to secure vital
resources such as land, mineral, and water
rights.
Therefore:
we the people, The Party of the First Part,
all citizens of any nation who seek justice
for this cause; understanding, as we do, how
injustice to anyone, anywhere is an affront
to justice everywhere and knowing that the
resolution of this issue will forward their
own cause(s) for justice &endash; do call
upon the aforementioned colonial and
post-colonial governing bodies and nation
states to fully ameliorate the diverse
grievances of the First Nations &endash;
making such amends as the First Nation
Peoples be fully satisfied and contented with
both the process and the results and, in so
doing, resolve all issues relevant to this
great cause.
Please
see Social
Change through the "People's Poll."
iVote
for more information.
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Proposition
Four: The American Civil War Historical
Remembrance Act
Whereas:
the Civil War of the United States of
America was triggered by states, regions of
states, and territories because they wanted
to preserve the practice of slavery. This
fact is made clear from writings by leading
Confederate politicians, news sources of the
day, writers, and many other public
records.
Whereas:
the slaves had their certain inalienable
rights systemically and grievously violated,
treated in many horrific and terrible
manners, and had no recourse or means of
amending their lots.
Whereas:
that from the post Civil War era until today
the effects of this horrific treatment are
extant, common, painful, and worthy of due
and just considerations.
Whereas:
the presence or public display of Confederate
monuments, memorials, flags, insignias, or
the honoring Confederate leaders, heroes, or
noteworthy personages of historical import in
any way, is criminally offensive to the
sensibilities of those descendants of slaves,
those whose ancestors fought in the war
against slavery, as well those who would now
relegate those who fought for or supported
the ignoble cause of the Confederacy to
complete and total social ignominy.
Whereas:
Germany has done some remarkable effort
towards atonement for the Holocaust and has
outlawed the public use of NAZI insignias,
flags, salutes, and more; that we, in the
United States, adopt similar laws, practices,
and remediation, or do them one better.
Therefore:
we, The Party of the First Part, all citizens
of any nation, all those who would see
justice in this cause be related to their own
causes for justice, would that the diverse
grievances of those brought to the Americas
as slaves be fully ameliorated and,
consequent to that, to have the governing
bodies of the nations involved with what has
been described as The Slave Trade make such
amends that the aggrieved shall be fully
satisfied and contented with the process and
results of resolving all the issues relevant
to this great cause.
Please
see Social
Change through the "People's Poll."
iVote
for more information
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I am
intent upon problem solving and, in association with
Creative
Ideas Consulting of San
Francisco,
I am
embarking on another means of affecting the warp and woof
of our social fabric so as to promote a healthy change in
the evolution of the human civilization or community on
Earth.
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Much
more is coming but this note provides notice that help is
on the way, in the meantime, to make inquiries, see the
following link:
Email
Dan!
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