Rock the Vote : The insanity of American Democracy

In the age of our founding fathers, the simple battle was for freedom. It seemed obvious to them that the best way have a lasting democracy was to insure that the people vote to elect those who would lead. Unfortunately, our founding fathers had no idea that their governmental structure would lead to what I call an “easy back door” for controlling the country.
In the first dozen elections of our country, we had a true democracy. People voted for the person, who just happened to be a member of a political party. It was not until the presidency of Lincoln that the party became important and the person, less important. President Lincoln’s assassination was so devastating to our country, and his instant martyrdom created such a power base, that the Republican party could run on his legacy instead of the quality of the person running for office. It took only a few decades to totally bastardize American Democracy into a two party race where both parties were controlled by the same group of bankers.
Our founding fathers also had no idea about mass media marketing, and how easily lies can be portrayed and accepted as truth. They had no idea on how by simply controlling the press, you control the minds and hearts of Americans. They had no idea on how useless the vote would become. I honestly believe that not one of our forefathers would participate in the façade that we consider an election.
There is no going back. There is no way that we can trust an individual to follow through on campaign promises or hold to their beliefs. Even our most recent President Obama broke the one promise that got him into office. He did not end the wars America is fighting. All of us who held hope that he was an independent and not owned by the bankers are not left empty handed, again.
The only way we can recreate Democracy in America, the kind of democracy that means the government follows the will of the people, is to recreate the way we vote. We can no longer vote for individuals, as they always let us down. We can no longer have political parties, as they are always controlled by self serving men. The only way to recreate Democracy in America is to vote on issues rather than political office. Hold a vote for “Keep fighting the wars OR bring our troops home”. If that sounds like an over simplified method of Democracy, wake up. It is the only true, incorruptible form of Democracy. If someone is in political office and they do not obey the will of the people, then they are dismissed and imprisoned for their crime of treason.
Just because something is simple, does not mean that it is not the right way. Voting on issues is the only true form of Democracy. Voting for people in a two party system, is simply a “choose your dictator” style of governance. California has the basic idea of this new type of voting with their “initiatives”. Unfortunately, most California initiatives are pages and pages long. California believes that the voters have as much time as the salaried politicians to read the entire initiative that they are voting for or against. America needs to go down the same path as California, but to do it the right way. All voting should be on laws or initiatives that are one paragraph or less. That way a person can review the paragraph while voting and make a real and honest decision on the initiative.
I am not a participant in current elections because they are a complete waste of time. Nothing is accomplished no matter who is elected. If you believe otherwise, you have been living in a cave for the last century. Change the vote to be meaningful and I will participate. I love the idea of Democracy. I wish that I could say I was living in one. Change the way we vote to a meaningful Democracy and I will gladly and proudly participate. Until then, have fun with your game of power, I’m not interested.
ItiA

New American Voting Ballot

Letter from ItiA

I posted a new video on YouTube today. The video is entitled Election Ballot, American Democracy 2012, and it offers a simplified balloting system could be used by the government in the next presidential election. I simplified it for them so that they could better let the voter know the current choices.

Although the concept and practices of politics today in the United States are drastically different than the practices of the first generation Americans, the term democracy has never been altered to show the changes. I believe it is time to start calling the current system in the United States as “Party Politics”. Americans use these words all the time to describe their current government, but have never adopted it as a formal term to describe American government 2010.

I think the name fits. America does not have a democratic process in which an individual becomes a public servant. America simply votes on a party and the party chooses who its leaders will be. A great example of this is Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney became the Vice President under George W. Bush as a return favor from George’s dad. If Dick Cheney ran for office on his own merits and history, no one in America would vote for him. We all knew how destructive a person he was and that his only method of getting into government was to be the quiet whisper in the ears of those who could win public election. Without the Republican Party’s masterful focus on the young George W. Bush, and not the evil vice president sitting besides him. It is a real credit to their ability to control media.

So America is the great Party Politics Experiment. The former America, the modern democracy experiment, ended when the government began voting against the best interest of the people somewhere around the turn of the century (1900-1910). This coincides with the time that the two party system became so dominant that no independent candidate could challenge them.

With only two parties to control, it is only a matter of time before a significant financial interest controls both parties, and therefore controls the government. Democracy is almost impossible to defeat, but controlling a two party system of Party Politics is relatively easy. Not understanding that is pure insanity.

P.S. : Do you know how to tell when a political party is not trying to lead, but simply following directions? They use meaningless phrases that sound huge and life altering, but in reality do nothing because there is no measurable achievements listed. Here are some examples:

Make government smaller.

Strengthen our borders

Stop Nuclear proliferation

Rebuild the nations infrastructure

Create more jobs

Lower taxes

Improve education

Improve working conditions.

All these statements are meaningless. Just flag waving statements to win votes, with absolutely nothing to be held accountable. Any statistics professor could make up statistics that prove you did your job on any of these claims without you having ever lifted a finger.

Help, I am ItiA (Inside the insane America)