POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY BEHIND UVOTE
AMERICAN'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROPERITY REST ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF OUR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- GOD GIVEN RIGHT OF ALL AMERICANS TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
- OUR GOVERNMENT EXISTS TO PROMOTE THESE RIGHTS.
- OUR GOVERNMENT DERIVES ITS POWER FROM THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT.
- WHEN OUR GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL INSTITUTION FAILS TO PROMOTE AN ABUNDANT LIFE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER OR ABOLISH THAT INSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES DEFINES A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY WHEREBY REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE TO EXPRESS THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN DEFINING THE RULES THAT GUIDE AMERICAN SOCIETY AND AMERICA'S INSTITUTIONS.
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY IS ALWAYS AN IMPERFECT EXPRESSION OF
POPULAR WILL BECAUSE COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL INTERESTS USE THEIR INFLUENCE TO PROMOTE FAVORED TREATMENT.
- FAVORED TREATMENT FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS IS MORE THAN AN UNJUST DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES.
- FAVORED TREATMENT FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS ALSO REDUCES AMERICAN PROSPERITY THROUGH LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, REDUCTION IN FREE MARKET COMPETITION AND MOST IMPORTANT BY THWARTING BOTH SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS THAT ARE THE ENGINES OF FUTURE PROSPERITY.
THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THE INCREASING SIZE AND CONCENTRATION OF POWER IN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS HAVE SERIOUSLY ERODED POPULAR CONTROL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY.
AMERICA'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STAGNATION ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS MISDIRECTION OF RESOURCES RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY.
A RENAISSANCE OF AMERICAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REQUIRES A RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OVER THE RULES OF AMERICAN SOCIETY.
THIS RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC CONTROL TO PROMOTE AMERICAN PROSPERITY IS THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF UNITED WE STAND AMERICA
RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
REQUIRES
- A MORE INVOLVED ELECTORATE
THAT CARES ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF SOCIETY
- A MORE INFORMED ELECTORATE
WHICH REQUIRES A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF INFORMATION ON ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
- A MORE EMPOWERED ELECTORATE
- MOST OF AMERICA'S POLITICAL APATHY RESULTS FROM THE DISEMPOWERMENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
- AMERICAN CITIZENS NEED AN EFFECTIVE EMPOWERMENT MECHANISM TO KEEP ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ACTING IN THEIR CONSTITUENTS INTERESTS.
- AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE THIS MECHANISM; WE ONLY NEED TO USE IT MORE EFFECTIVELY
- THE POPULAR VOTE -
- THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF POWER AND LEGITIMACY IN A DEMOCRACY
- THE ESSENTIAL LINK BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON POLITICAL ISSUES
- INFREQUENT ELECTIONS (I.E. OFFICIAL VOTES) ARE A GREAT STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
- AVOIDS PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM'S INSTABILITY
- ABSENCE OF UNOFFICIAL VOTES BETWEEN ELECTIONS
- SEPARATES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM GUIDING THE POLITICAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS
- ALLOWS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SERVE SPECIAL INTERESTS
- CAUSES THE POLITICAL APATHY AND EMERGING ALIENATION IN MODERN AMERICAN SOCIETY
- AMERICA NEEDS MORE FREQUENT UNOFFICIAL VOTES AND POSSIBLY REFERENDUMS TO RESTORE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO REVIVE TOWN HALL MEETING PROCESS AND UWSA CAN PROVIDE THIS SERVICE FOR AMERICA
- ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF UWSA MEMBERS AT THE CHAPTER LEVEL
- DISCUSSING AND EVALUATING POLITICAL ISSUES
- DISCUSSING AND EVALUATING SOLUTIONS
- CONTINUOUS VOTING ON:
- PRIORITIZATION OF ISSUES
- SUPPORT/OPPOSITION FOR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
- TABULATION OF MEMBER VOTES AT DISTRICT, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL
- ACTIVE PUBLICITY OF RESULTS
- TO ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS
- TO THE PUBLIC VIA MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS
- ENHANCED "REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER" IMPACT
- ELECTED OFFICIALS DARE NOT IGNORE UNOFFICIAL VOTES FROM LARGE NUMBERS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS PUBLICIZED BEFORE CASTING THEIR CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
THE GREATEST CHALLENGE FACING
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
IS OUR WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT
THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
- ELECTIONS ARE NOT ABOUT WINNING A SOCIAL ADVANTAGE FOR THE MAJORITY.
- ELECTIONS ARE ABOUT DECIDING ON THE BEST SOLUTION TO ACHIEVE A MORE PROSPEROUS AMERICA.
- THE SEARCH FOR POLITICAL SOLUTIONS NEEDS TO SEEK BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE'S WISHES.
- WHAT POLITICAL ISSUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU ?
- WHICH SOLUTIONS DO YOU SUPPORT AND HOW STRONGLY ?
- WHICH SOLUTIONS DO YOU OPPOSE AND WHY ?
- WHAT CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ?
- ELECTIONS MUST SEEK A BROAD CONSENSUS OF POPULAR SUPPORT