Jump aboard the BRING HOME Express

Michael Norbury
http://bringhomethepoliticians.com

The DC 9/12 Rally has come and gone. It delivered a loud shout of "No More!" and yet "More" keeps on coming.

Protests and rallies are important and they should continue like the Oct 17th "Can You Hear Us Now?" local media protests, but they are not solution at the end of the day because they only serve as a blip on the screen for a day two leaving the energy put into them to slowly fade away.

Efforts need to be more concrete moving forward, put toward advancing particular goals that will have a clear impact on our situation. The PRECINCT STRATEGY and AUDIT THE FED are two worthy causes that come to mind.

Long term, I'm an advocate of BRING HOME THE POLITICIANS which calls for relocating our US Representatives & Senators to our City Halls/Courthouses to securely telecommute for no less than 75% of their terms while WE SURROUND THEM.

Art. 1, Sec. 4 of the US Constitution requires US Congress to meet at least ONCE per year as do many state constitutions which opens the door for BRING HOME's implementation.

With the competition between challengers looking to take on incumbent seats in State and US elections next year, BRING HOME is a great way to allow these candidates to show they stand for reform. Of course, this can't start until January 2010.

In the meantime, I recommend you and your 912 group consider taking part in BRING HOME THE CITY COUNCIL POLITICIANS which is a local version of that calls for City Councils to hold half of their meetings through telecommuting because it's 1) Cost Effective, 2) Increases Participation by Citizens, 3) Environmentally Friendly, & 4) Serves as a Reality Check that the days of tax & spend are now over.

You can get this started right now in your current city council election or as a citizen initiative. Here in Greensboro, NC we're holding a rally this Saturday (October 3rd) to promote this idea and will have a City Council candidate as a speaker along with seminar on how to implement this is neighboring towns.

And speaking of towns, they are the best place to start this because of the small population which makes collecting the mandatory 20-25% of signatures equal to votes cast in the last municipal election that much easier and even this will be easier than years past because 2009 has seen very low voter turnout across the country for municipal races.

Start passing this in the small towns and encircle the larger cities in a bottom up blitz to counter the current centralization push coming out of the capitals.

You can start today by getting your city or town's municipal code for the procedures to start implementing this. You'll find links and resources on our site http://bringhomethepoliticians by clicking on your state's CITY COUNCIL section.

Rain, sleet, and snow can impede turnout for a rally or protest, but citizens pursuing concrete changes to our system of government from bottom to top can weather any storm.

October 3rd Rally 12-1pm in Governmental Plaza, Downtown Greensboro, NC


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