Boomshakalakah! 100k in One Week as the Wave Surges
October 5, 2011We have reached our first threshold!
One hundred thousand of us have decided to GET MONEY OUT of politics once and for all by forming the foundation of a massive nationwide wave.
This is a monumental task that we can only achieve with a single shared long-term goal: To force debate and passage of a Constitutional amendment to ban all private money in politics.
And a laser focus on our short-term actions: Sharing this undertaking by making digital waves to reach out to one other person to tell them what we are doing and why. My ONLY objective between now and next summer’s Presidential conventions is to make this group BIGGER.
As you know, there is a massive wave developing around the issue of our democracy being sold at auction in the election process (94% of the time the top money-raiser wins); there is a critical need for all of us to align to intervene to save ourselves and our country.
Today tens of thousands of “occupiers” are marching and walking out in a single wave of protest. Anger and frustration are rampant – but it is only if we can put the positive harness of real action on this wave that can free all of us from this bought system.
We are being heard and winning support, but we at this point we are people bringing a knife to a gunfight with a heavily financed auction-based democracy. Which is why, the most immediately impactful use of our collective communications power and energy — is to devote all of it — to helping others understand why WE are doing this and ask them to consider joining us.
One hundred thousand is the perfect number to start that process and we share unprecedented tools for information sharing with each other – a tool that has never existed before – we must deploy it. For us, it is only if we are massive, aligned around a single pinprick of agreement that we stand a chance. The possibilities for growth are unprecedented and spectacular!
Our greatest barrier to growth is two-fold:
Our own decision to invest time and energy in growing. If every one of us doesn’t make the decision to tell at least one other person about GetMoneyOut.com - we will not benefit from asymmetrical growth. (100k…200k….400k….800k…1.6m…3.2m…6.4m…12.8m….25m…51.2m…102.4m!)
But to do this will require an unprecedented level of TRUST, RESOLVE and PATIENCE among us as partners. This is why as this develops it will continue to be run transparently, with integrity.
I’ve hired former lobbyist, Jimmy Williams to move this project forward. You’ll be hearing from him shortly. I have hired the law firm of Morgan Lewis to secure the trademark’s to “Get Money Out.” This will allow us to issue non-commercial licences to all who want to sell T-shirts/bumper stickers etc. and to create a bullet-proof integrity policy to ensure that neither I or anyone else can forfeit to potential of this singular group so we can all win the trust of our fellow Americans and GET MONEY OUT!
We know our country stands at great risk, but we also have massive untapped potential. Let’s seize it.
After reading Jimmy Williams proposal to eliminate political contributions, I have a question. Would organized labor also be barred from making huge contributions to the Democratic Party or are you just targeting big businesses that traditionally support the Republican candidates? As long as it is across the board for everyone, I will keep my signature on the petition…..if not I will remove it and call a foul here.
Unfortunately most politicians in congress bought by big corporations. I put my support behind the protester all over the world for justice and human rights.
Why is your show at 3 in the afternoon when almost nobody can see it? You should have a prime time spot in the evening.
Let’s do what’s right!
We are beginning a movement in San Diego, Ca. I Love your show and need your voice.
Thanks,
Irene Milton
San Diego, Ca 92126
I am a Senior but I do have a computer and an e-mail address but there are millions out here who do not have access to a computer and e-mail who would sign your petition if they knew how . Please work
out some way that they can sign on — this group because of their age have seen the crap for years and
feel helpless to make their feelings known– maybe you can make a deal with AARP or some other org. to include a form in their mailings — I get petitions in the mail that I sign and mail back at least once a month. Thanks, Joan Moran
I've been speaking out against corporate greed since the 70's. It's about time that it became a national issue!
"No person, corporation or business entity of any type, domestic or foreign, shall be allowed to contribute money, directly or indirectly, to any candidate for Federal office or to contribute money on behalf of or opposed to any type of campaign for Federal office.
NO PERSON!!!! When WE want to back a candidate and each one of us send what we can to help get that person elected is when that person has enough money to run against the mega rich. If you take away the right for us to back our candidate then only the richest person can afford to run, and guess who they are going to vote in favor of!?!? IT WON'T BE YOU AND ME!
Sadly, I see your amendment as poorly written. By omitting all sources of money yet saying nothing of in-kind contributions or providing for any oversight of mass media, it leaves candidate access even more in the hands of corporate owned and controlled media. Political forces long ago drove the price of radio stations beyond any economic justification as it was clear they could be used to influence political opinions. We have one mega-network functioning as a political force greater than either of the political parties and most of the other networks follow suit and with minor but significant exceptions (some of MSNBC programming) tow the line of their corporate owners and sponsors. Without provisions for public financing and media access, this leaves politics to those able to self finance (depending upon interpretation of the amendment) and those favored by the gatekeepers of our mass media.