[UPDATE: a new
"Wish List for the UHS Movement" has been added below]
As a Christian Kerry-loving progressive radical Moderate Green democratic patriot for Constitutional government, let me say that while today's display of people-power finally bringing the concerns of Universal Human Suffrage and civil rights to the mainstream is a great step forward, its only just a beginning.
The DailyKos community as well as the entire progressive community will now be subject to the transformation (I mean that in the original real sense not the twisted Rumsfeld-esque sense) that the awakening to our awful situation will bring. Soon we will be working more and more with Moderates, Centerists, and heaven forbid even Conservatives from all parties to bring the right to vote to all Americans. We will spread real democracy to America straight from the Ukraine!
Universal Human Suffrage Coming to a Nation Near You!
This social movement can not be defused or suppressed by the Democrats, Republicans or Dominionist NeoFascists (including The Fellowship, many of whom got up to speak against human voting suferage today in congress -- did you notice who they were? Delay and Lott and the whole Lott of them). We will continue strong until we have won our freedom to elect whoever we please and to have our all votes counted (even people from other parties -- imagine that!). Sorry to disappoint those who want everyone to fit into boxes that they define. Truth isn't boxable and certainly doesn't fit neatly in a "Democratic" box. Little "d" democracy is far more powerful and widespread than the Democratic party.
If the Democratic party wishes to take the lead, that's awesome. Today Tubbs, Conyers, Jackson, Sharpton the whole Congressional Black Caucus plus a few supportive whites like Kerry, Boxer-come-lately, Dodd-, and Clinton-not-quite come at all have taken an enormous risk and we will back them to the hilt, despite their faults. The rest of the Democrats including Dean who can't seem to find it within themselves to plant a flag for universal human suffrage are on their own. Good luck y'all, cuz it looks awfully cold out there.
I'd rather band together in coalition with the Greens and other progressives than seek sustenance from the CorpoRepubliCrats (ie. Dems and Reps that don't care about human rights -- corporatists), let alone the NeoFascists. But hey, thats just me. I'd say its time for all progressives whether they be Democrats, Republicans, Greens, Libertarians or Martians to learn a new word: can you say "coalition" and "big tent"?
Us fraud busters will stay on the job and we WILL get our perps/crims/fraudsters. Just you watch.
JamBoi
PS: Here's a great wish list of goals for the Universal Human Suffrage Movement from a fellow Green. It might not perfectly align with my goals, but its close enough to start off with (ie. Just because I didn't invent it, doesn't mean I can't support it. I'm big tent on this. :-) I reject the "Not Invented Here (NIH) mindset):
Wish List for the UHS Movement:
- A Constitutional right to vote
- Clean Money financing
- National standardized registration
- National election holiday
- Simultaneous voting hours coast-to-coast
- Instant Runoff Voting
- Paper & pen ONLY
- Standardized counting procedures