To encourage voting in the Texas Primary, Austin singer-songwriter Kat Edmonson ( http://www.myspace.com/katedmonson ) marched around the streets of Austin asking complete strangers, "What would you do if you were President?". The resulting video is a simple yet powerful montage of diverse Austinites writing and presenting their own colorful answers to the camera. Find out what Austin wants to see addressed On Day One.
Support the National Initiative for Democracy! This idea, proposed by Sen. Mike Gravel, would empower the American people to become a kind of supplement to the Congress. They would propose legislation, vote on it, and pass it into law if it got enough votes. This would empower the American people to stop relying on corrupt politicians and a broken system in order to get things done and better their nation. Support real, direct democracy in America!
Fix the voting system: paper ballots, counting in plain sight. Fix the process: instant runoff voting (see fairvote.org, proportional representation, publicly funded clean elections with equal access to debates and airwaves. Please google HR5036 and call your representative, emergency funding for fair elections in 2008. Yes, YOUR TOWN can get rid of its Diebold machines, this bill reimburses for paper ballots and secure counting of this upcoming election. HR 5036 !
