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Independent Voters Alliance (hamcoOHIVA)

Hamilton County OH

Today's Politics, A Study Hall

 

(Nonpartisan Reforms)

Toward a More Democratic Republic

The word "democracy" is used freely by the bipartisan two-party monopoly until citizens demand representation and then our status as a "republic" is raised to explain the impossibility of implementing true democratic rights. We do have a constitutional republic — a society ruled by law as opposed to a society ruled under the divine right of kings. Under our constitution, however, we could have a more democratic republic than is allowed under our current politically sponsored corporate dictatorship.

The degree of democracy — representation — in a republic is dependent upon who writes the laws and who interprets them. Voting rights and election laws determine how much democracy exists for each person in our society under the rule of law. Persons voted into public office over time build the legal system that best serves the interests and values of those who have been elected over time. Those voters are served who vote most effectively to elect public servants that have and will serve their interests and values. Voters are ultimately responsible under our constitution for the quality and direction of our collective lives, in both the historical past and in the evolving future of our republic. Top of Page

Election days have never been a "day off work" or paid national holiday. Election days are workdays to minimize voter turnout. Over 80% of citizens qualified to vote are populist nonpartisans. Time off to vote would increase populist nonpartisan voter turnout and lessen the ability of the bipartisan monopoly to control election results. Bipartisan candidates might be more likely to lose. The bipartisan monopoly might lose its longstanding dictatorial power as a ruling undemocratic bipartisan minority.

Our citizens may figure out, given enough time, that voting for bipartisan Democrats and Republicans does not serve majority individual interests. Our political life is dictated by less than 15% of our population. That 15% minority bipartisan dictatorship is the great singular fact that authors our undemocratic political process. This appears at present to be the basic underlying truth in American politics. You may find some clarity on alternatives to consider in the following pro-democracy links:

 

Nonpartisan Reforms

 The Center for Voting and Democracy Instant Runoff Voting

 The Center for Voting and Democracy Proportional Representation

 "Equal Political Speech" version of a 28th Amendment, http://cs2pr.us/28th_AmendText.html#Voice , Exclusive voter rights added. 28th Amendment Restoring Sovereignty to Citizens , Proposed Constitutional Amendment to ban corporate personhood. The URL, www.28th.org, is available. A first priority.

 U.S. Term Limits — http://www.termlimits.org

 The struggle for the Right to Vote The National Voting Rights Institute (NVRI) As of 2007 at Demos, http://www.demos.org/

 Common Sense II, Free Political Tools (Your Voice)

 The Overdue Voter Revolution, ProVotPam.pdf

 

 Suggest links to Nonpartisan political reforms.

 

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Further links for Study

 (Today's Politics) A Study Hall

 (Local Links) Hamilton County OH

 (Nonpartisan Reforms) Toward a More Democratic Republic

 (Americans Speak) Grassroot Waves of Grain

 (A Spectrum of Links) Send me a Voter Who Reads

 (Independent Perspective) IVA Opinion Columns

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Ballot access petitions will be available on IVA web pages and other web pages for use by populist nonpartisan citizens. Freedom is participation in power.

Be a proactive petition circulator and Election Day participant.

Be a proactive citizen in your voting precinct.

A Little Effort — A Lot of Liberty

Welcome to the populist ballot access movement.

Web_Page_Manager, Acting Hamilton County IVA Chair, Email

 

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Local IVA Pages Guide:

(Nonpartisan Reforms) THIS PAGE

Toward a More Democratic Republic

(IVA Priority) Certify Petition Circulators

(Your Voice) Manage IVA Web Pages

(Your Voice) Meet ups, Coffees, and Speakers

(MEETING) (Saturday) (Monthly) (Not Required)

(Petitions/Web Pages) Nonpartisan Candidates on Your Ballot

(Initiative/Party) Active Petitions

(Nonpartisan Candidate) Can You Stand for Public Office? (Qualify at 18 yrs.) (Gen X, Y Issues)

(Your Privilege) Proactive Citizenship

(Directory) Countywide Local IVA Home Page Links

(Directory) Precinct Local IVA Home Page Links

(Download, Print) Local IVA Documents

(A Civics100 Lesson) Political ID Card

(Links to Learning) Link To THIS PAGE Today's Politics, A Study Hall

(Positive, Creative Blogs) Sounding Board (Improve the Politics We Live With)

(Referenda) Ohio Ballot Initiative Ideas Page

(Ohio Income Tax Credit) $50 for your Political Use

(hamco at cs2pr.us) Local IVA Email

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(Directory) Ohio IVA Central Committee (Members Needed — Your Voice?)

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