Welcome
Thank you for visiting our campaign web site. This campaign is for the People of the 2nd Assembly District. We are taking a step toward positive change in politics and governance and we would like you to join us. This site is at an early stage and will expand over the next few weeks. While the site design and features will change, the message below is the foundation for the campaign and will change very little.
California is facing another budget crisis. We are suffering from a healthcare crisis that is pushing healthcare toward bankruptcy. We have a prison crisis. Why? Because we have a flawed system of government that focuses more on how individuals trade votes than the principles that would lead to good government. Government is the People, it is all of us, but we, the People are not participating regularly.
This campaign is about making government of the People, by the People and for the People. To make this change, I have three primary objectives:
- Reduce special interest influence - We will not be accepting campaign contributions, so please do not send them.
- Focus on the issues and the principles which define them
- Improve communication between the candidate and the voter, make participation easier, and keep this improved communication during the term in office
We will be addressing all of the key issues, but our objective is to improve the process itself. If we can improve how our government functions, then we will have better planning and better balance leading to fewer (budget, healthcare, prison) crises in the future.
Government is the People
We cannot reduce special interest influence . . . Let's Talk
The time has come for . . . What's really new
We are designing a new
internet based tool for both managing the campaign and promoting ongoing discussion between you, the voter, and me, the candidate. It is physicially impossible for me to meet each and every voter in our huge district. However, I do want to meet as many of you in person as is practical. I want to promote communication with the campaign. I want it to be seen as routine. I want that communication to continue after the election if a majority of you choose to make me your representative. The process will be very similar to a moderated online discussion forum plus a wiki.
The more you are willing to put into our campaign, the greater your responsibilities, and thus influence will be. We will shift the political process from money influence to time influence. Since each of us has a similarly limited amount of time, regardless of our wealth, this seems to me to be the most appropriate way to level the playing field for every voter.
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