US Day Of Rage · @USDayofRage
10th Apr 2011 from Twitlonger
One citizen. One dollar. One vote. | Public Announcement 4.10.11 | #USDOR US Day of Rage
Corporate influence corrupts our political parties, our elections, and the institutions of government.
Bought by hard and soft dollars, disloyal, incompetent, and wasteful special interests have usurped our nation’s civil and military power, spawning a host of threats to liberty and our national security.
We have had enough.
Legitimate government is born of the self-interest and will of the people expressed by its citizens in free and fair elections. It does not spring from a tyranny of corporate or royal patronage, or a system or ideology that runs counter to the aims of life.
The institutions of government were designed to protect the principles of our democratic republic and to serve the will of citizens.
Corporations, even those owned by foreign shareholders, use money to act as the voices of millions, while individual citizens, the legitimate voters, are silenced and demoralized by the farce.
Free and fair elections inspire good citizenship and public service, because they engage the intelligence and genuine good will of the American people.
They produce the kind of stewardship our nation desperately needs, because they ensure that citizens can influence their destiny, and make genuine contributions to society.
Free and fair elections remedy the myriad ills and abuses of a corrupt and illegitimate government, which prey on the resources and spirits of citizens. (These abuses and ills are listed on the official US Day of Rage twitter hash tag #USDOR.)
Therefore, we come now together to organize a national, non-violent protest.
We demand that integrity be restored to our elections.
One citizen. One dollar. One vote.
• Only citizens should make campaign contributions.
• Campaign contributions by citizens should not exceed one dollar to any political candidate or party.
Help us reclaim democracy on the US Day of Rage.
We will announce the date when we reach 50,000 followers.
Contact us on usdayofrage@hush.com or @USDayofRage on Twitter.